Shrinkage Limit

Q. A soil sample has a shrinkage limit of 10% and specific gravity of soil as 2.7. The porosity of the soil at shrinkage limit is

1. 21.2%
2. 27%
3. 73%
4. 78.8%

Q. In a shrinkage limit test, the volume and mass of a dry soil pit are found to be 50$c{m}^3$ and 88 g respectively. The specific gravity of the soil solids is 2.71 and the density of water is 1 g/cc. The shrinkage limit (in % up to two decimal places) is

1. 19.91

Q. A clay sample has a void ratio 0.54 in dry state. The specific gravity of soil solids is 2.7. What is the shrinkage limit of the soil?

1. 8.5 %
2. 10.0%
3. 17.0%
4. 20.0%

Q. A saturated specimen of clay was immersed in mercury and displaced volume was 21.8 cc. The weight of the sample was 32.2 gm. After oven drying for 48 hours, weight reduced to 20.2gm while volume came down to 11.6 cc. The shrinkage limit of the soil is

1. 7.9 %
2. 8.0%
3. 8.9%
4. 9.8%

Q. A soil has liquid limit and plastic limit of 47% and 33% respectively. The volumetric shrinkage at the liquid limit and plastic limit are 50% and 30% respectively. If the volume of sample at liquid limit is 150 ml then volume of sample at plastic limit is

1. $120ml$
2. $132ml$
3. $128ml$
4. $130ml$