{"title":"Influence of preparation techniques on the index properties of clay","authors":"T. Navaneethan, V. Sivakumar","doi":"10.1680/GENG.2002.155.4.253","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Liquid limit (LL) and plastic limit (PL) are frequently used as indicators of the behaviour of fine-grained materials. These parameters are a prerequisite in every geotechnical investigation. Careful and consistent material preparation is a key component in the laboratory procedures adopted to determine the LL and PL. In preparing samples for such tests, various techniques are used in practice, and this paper examines the influence of these techniques on the actual magnitude of LL and PL measured. The index properties of a glaciolacustrine deposit, locally known as Belfast Upper Boulder Clay, which was laid down in glacial Lake Belfast, are examined. The index properties were determined on samples of the material prepared in different ways, including drying the material at two different temperatures (40°C and 110°C), crushing the dried material from coarse granular to fine granular form by adopting varying degrees of crushing effort, and mixing the dry material with both deionised water and tap water. The...","PeriodicalId":45150,"journal":{"name":"Geotechnical Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3000,"publicationDate":"2002-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1680/GENG.2002.155.4.253","citationCount":"6","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Geotechnical Engineering","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1680/GENG.2002.155.4.253","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"ENGINEERING, GEOLOGICAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Liquid limit (LL) and plastic limit (PL) are frequently used as indicators of the behaviour of fine-grained materials. These parameters are a prerequisite in every geotechnical investigation. Careful and consistent material preparation is a key component in the laboratory procedures adopted to determine the LL and PL. In preparing samples for such tests, various techniques are used in practice, and this paper examines the influence of these techniques on the actual magnitude of LL and PL measured. The index properties of a glaciolacustrine deposit, locally known as Belfast Upper Boulder Clay, which was laid down in glacial Lake Belfast, are examined. The index properties were determined on samples of the material prepared in different ways, including drying the material at two different temperatures (40°C and 110°C), crushing the dried material from coarse granular to fine granular form by adopting varying degrees of crushing effort, and mixing the dry material with both deionised water and tap water. The...
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The objectives of the Association shall be the promotion of co-operation among geotechnical societies in SE Asia; and the assistance to member societies who have limited number of members. Now there is only one combined web titled: AGSSEA-SEAGS. SEAGS & AGSSEA encourage the submission of scholarly and practice-oriented articles to its journal. The journal is published quarterly. Both sponsors of the journal, the Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society and the Association of Geotechnical Societies in Southeast Asia, promote the ideals and goals of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechhnical Engineering in fostering communications, developing insights and enabling the advancement of the geotechnical engineering discipline.