The plasticity index is the numerical difference between (A) Liquid limit and plastic limit (B) Plastic limit and shrinkage limit (C) Liquid limit and shrinkage limit (D) None of these

The plasticity index is the numerical difference between
(A) Liquid limit and plastic limit
(B) Plastic limit and shrinkage limit
(C) Liquid limit and shrinkage limit
(D) None of these
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(A) Liquid limit and plastic limit
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The water content of soil, which represents the boundary between plastic state and liquid state, is known as (A) Liquid limit (B) Plastic limit (C) Shrinkage limit (D) Plasticity index

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When the plastic limit of a soil is greater than the liquid limit, then the plasticity index is reported as (A) Negative (B) Zero (C) Non-plastic (NP) (D) 1

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