Definition of Atterberg limits (consistency limits)

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Atterberg limits (consistency limits)

The term 'Atterberg limits (consistency limits)' as it applies to the area of reclamation can be defined as ' The boundaries (determined by laboratory tests) of moisture content in a soil between the liquid state and plastic state (known as liquid limit), between the plastic state and the semisolid state (known as the plastic limit), and between the semisolid state and the solid state (known as the shrinkage limit)'.

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