1.

Liquid limit test for a soil

Number of Blow (N) Moisture Content %
15
42,0
20
40,8
28
39,10
Plastic limit test with moisture content 18,7%
a. Draw the flow curve from the liquid limit test data and find the liquid limit and flow
index.
b. What is the plasticity index of the soil.
Answer:
a. Flow curve, liquid limit, and flow index
Flow curve

Flow Curve
42.5
42

Kadar Air %

41.5

41
40.5
40
39.5
39
38.5
0

10

15

Jumlah Pukulan (N)

Liquid limit
LL = 39,75%

Flow index
1 (%) 2 (%)
=
2 1
42 40,8
=
20 15

20

25

30

1,2
1,301 1,176
1,2
=
0,125
=

= 9,6
b. Plasticity index of the soil
=
= 39,75% 18,7%
= 21,05%
2. A saturated soil with a volume 19,65 cm3 has a mass of 36 gram. When the soil was dried,
its volume and mass were 13,5 cm3 and 25 gram. Determine the shrinkage limit for the soil.
Answer:
Known:

m1
m2
v1
v2
w

= 36 gram
= 25 gram
= 19,65 cm3
= 13,5 cm3
= 1gr/cm3

Asked:

Shrinkage Limit (SL)?

Solved:

=
=

1 2
1 2

100%
2
2
36 25
19,65 13,5 . 1

100%
25
25

11 6,15

100%
25
25

4,85
100%
25

= 0,194 100%
= 19,4%

3. The sieves analysis of ten soils and the LL and PL of the fraction passing a No. 40 sieves
are:
Sieves Analysis (% finer)
Soil No
LL
PL
No. 10
No. 40
No. 200
1
98
80
50
38
29
2
100
92
80
56
23
3
100
88
65
37
22
4
85
55
45
28
20
5
92
75
62
43
28
6
97
60
30
25
16
7
100
55
8
NP
8
94
80
63
40
21
9
83
48
20
20
15
10
100
92
86
70
38
Answer:
a. Analisis Sampel 1
Lolos ayakan No. 200
= 50% (termasuk Finer grained Soils)
Liquid Limit (LL)
= 38 (< 50 )
Kerikil (gravel)
= 100 98 = 2 (2%)
Pasir (sand)
= 98 50 = 48 ( 48%)
Gravel < sand

Diagram Klasifikasi

b. Analisis sampel 2
Lolos ayakan No. 200
Liquid Limit (LL)
Kerikil (gravel)
Pasir (Sand)
Gravel < sand
Plasticity chart (CH)

= 80 (80%) (termasuk Finer grained Soils)

= 56
= (0%)
= 100 80 = 20 (20%)

Diagram Klasifikasi

c. Analisis sampel 3
Lolos ayakan No. 200
Liquid Limit (LL)
Kerikil (gravel)
Pasir (sand)
Gravel < sand
Plasticity Chart (CL)

= 65 (65%) (termasuk Finer grained Soils)

= 37
= 100 100 = 0 (0%)
= 100 37 = 63 (63%)

Diagram Klasifikasi

d. Analisis sampel 4
Lolos ayakan No. 200 = 45%
Kerikil (gravel) = 100 85 = 15 %
Pasir (sand) = 85 45 = 40%
Gravel < sand
Plasticity Chart ( CL)

Diagram Klasifikasi

e. Analisis sampel 5
Lolos ayakan No. 200
Liquid Limit (LL)
Kerikil (gravel)
Pasir (sand)
Gravel < sand
Plasticity Chart ( ML)

= 62 (62%) (termasuk Finer grained Soils)

= 43
= 100 92 = 8 (8%)
= 92 62 = 30 (30%)

Diagram Klasifikasi

f. Analisis sampel 6
Lolos ayakan No. 200 = 30 (30%)
Kerikil (gravel)
= 100 97 = 3 (3%)
Pasir (sand)
= 97 30 = 67 (67%)
Gravel < sand
Plasticy Chart (CL)

Diagram Klasifikasi (USCS)

g. Analisis sampel 7
Lolos ayakan nomor 200
Kerikil (gravel )
Pasir (sand )
Penentuan cu dan cc :

= 8%
= 0%
= 8%

100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1

0.1

0.01

0.001

Cu =

30 2

0,18 2

10 60

Cc = 60 =
10

= 0,080,46 = 0,88

0,46
0,08

= 5,75

LL dan PP tidak diketahui yang berarti gradasi buruk

Diagram Klasifikasi (USCS)

h. Analisis sampel 8
Analisis nomor 8
Lolos ayakan No. 200
Liquid Limit (LL)
Kerikil (gravel)
Pasir (sand)
Gravel < sand
Plasticy Chart (CL)

= 63 (63%) (termasuk Finer grained Soils)

= 40
= 100 94 = 6 (6%)
= 94 63 = 31 (31%)

Diagram Klasifikasi (USCS)

i.

Analisis sampel 9
Lolos ayakan nomor 200
Kerikil ( Gravel )
Pasir (sand)
Plasticity Chart (CL +ML)

Diagram Klasifikasi

= 20%
= 100 83 = 17%
= 83 20 = 63%

j.

Analisis sampel 10
Lolos ayakan No. 200
Liquid Limit (LL)
Kerikil (gravel)
Pasir (sand)
Gravel < sand
Plasticity Chart

= 86 (86%) (termasuk Finer grained Soils)

= 70
= 100 100 = 0 (0%)
= 100 86 = 14 (14%)

Diagram Klasifikasi (USCS)

Tabel Penamaan Sampel

Sample No

Group Symbol

Group Name

CL-ML

Sandy Silty Clay

CH

Fat Clay With Sand

CL

Sandy Lean Clay

CL or CH

Clay sand with Gravel

ML

Sandy Silt

SC

Clayey Sand

SP-SM

Poorly-graded sand with silt

CL

Sandy lean Clay

SC-SM

Silty, clayey, sand With Gravel

10

MH

Elastic Silt

tugas 5

MEKANIKA TANAH
Atterberg Limit

oleh:
Fauzi Syaiful Adam
(D621 13 320)

PROGRAM STUDI TEKNIK PERTAMBANGAN

JURUSAN GEOLOGI
FAKULTAS TEKNIK
UNIVERSITAS HASANUDDIN
GOWA
2015