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Download Solution PDFShrinkage limit of soli is defined as:
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The shrinkage limit is the water content of the soil when the water is just sufficient to fill all the pores of the soil and the soil is just saturated. The volume of the soil does not decrease when the water content is reduced below the shrinkage limit.
Where,
wL = liquid limit
wp = plastic limit
ws = shrinkage limit
VL = Volume of soil mass corresponding to liquid limit
Vp = Volume of soil mass corresponding to plastic limit
Vd = Volume of soil mass corresponding to shrinkage limit
Vs = Volume of solidsLast updated on May 28, 2025
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