12) Which apparatus is used to test the liquid limit of soil?
- a) Terzaghi
- b) Casagrande
- c) Otto
- d) Mohr
Komal Bhandakkar Answered question January 5, 2021
Answer: b) Casagrande
Explanation:
- Liquid limit is simply the moisture content at which soil changes from liquid to plastic state.
- Casagrande apparatus is used to test the liquid limit of soil. Casagrande apparatus consists of a rubber base & brass cup.
- A sample is filled in a cup, which is subjected to blows with a rotating handle with two revolutions per second.
- Experimentally, the liquid limit is the moisture content corresponding to 25 blows.
Komal Bhandakkar Edited answer January 5, 2021
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