The Difference Between the Liquid and Plastic Limits of a Soil

question 27

Multiple Choice

The difference between the liquid and plastic limits of a soil is _______.

• A)that one is a moisture variable while the other is a density variable
• B)that one is applicable to natural soils the other to artificial growth media
• C)greater than the difference between the solid and liquid limits
• D)the plasticity index
• E)none of the above

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