LIQUID LIMIT OF KAOLINITIC SOILS
This paper elucidates the relative importance of soil structure and various compositional factors in influencing the liquid limit of natural kaolinitic soils. Earlier studies dealt with purified systems and anticipated that the liquid limit of the soils would increase with percentage clay size fraction and surface area, and that soils with a greater degree of paricle flocculation would possess a higher liquid limit than soils with a more parallel particle arrangement. The results revealed that the inter-particle attraction and repulsion forces have a prominent role in determining the liquid limit of kaolinitic soils. These forces determine the particle arrangement (clay fabric) which in turn regulates the liquid limit values. The influence of clay fabric was ascertained from the relationships of liquid limit with shrinkage limit and sediment volume (in water) values. It was anticipated that kaolinitic soils with a greater degree of particle flocculatin and a higher liquid limit would shrink less and occupy a higher sedimentation volume. As expected an increase in liquid limit was accompanied by an increase in shrinkage limit and sediment volume in water.
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Institution of Civil Engineers
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Authors:
- Sridharan, A
- RAO, S M
- MURTHY, N S
- Publication Date: 1988-6
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 191-198
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Serial:
- GEOTECHNIQUE
- Volume: 38
- Issue Number: 2
- Publisher: Thomas Telford Limited
- ISSN: 0016-8505
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Flocculating agents; Kaolinite; Liquid limits; Sedimentation; Shrinkage limit; Soil structure
- Old TRIS Terms: Flocculating
- Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; I42: Soil Mechanics;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00469383
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jul 31 1988 12:00AM