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LIQUIDITY INDEX [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
  • Soil Science
DEF

The ratio of the difference between the nature soil water content and plastic limit to the soil plastic index (PI) of the same soil.

CONT

The liquidity index (LI) is used for scaling the natural water content of a soil sample to the limits. It can be calculated as a ratio of difference between natural water content, plastic limit, and plasticity index: LI=(W-PL)/(LL-PL) where W is the natural water content.

OBS

liquidity index: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des sols
  • Science du sol
CONT

Sur la base des limites de liquidité et de plasticité et en connaissant la teneur en eau naturelle du sol w on peut définir d'autres indices qui sont utilisés en mécanique des sols. Ce sont en particulier, l'indice de liquidité [...] qui est défini par la relation: IL = (w - wP)/IP et l'indice de consistance [...] qui est défini par la relation: IC = (wL - w)/IP

OBS

IL

Spanish

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