Maaf, saya tidak dapat menjawab soal latihan karena tidak ada informasi tentang hasil uji batas plastis dan shrinkage limit yang dibutuhkan untuk menghitung indeks-indeks seperti indeks plastisitas, aktivitas, dan sensitivitas. Saya hanya dapat menjelaskan definisi dan metode pengukuran batas Atterberg serta beberapa aplikasi tekniknya, tetapi tidak dapat menyelesaikan soal-soal latihan karena kurangnya data. Bisak

1. QUIZ!
Dalam keadaan asli, suatu tanah basah mempunyai volume =
0,41 ft3
Dan Berat 42,02 lb. Setelah dikeringkan dalam oven, berat
tanah kering
Adalah 37,58 lb. Apabila Gs = 2,69 . Berat Volume air 62,4
lb/ft3 .
Hitung Kadar air, Berat Volume, Berat Volume Kering, angka
pori, porositas dan
Derajat Kejenuhan.

2. 2
4. Atterberg Limits
and
Consistency Indices

3. 3
Batas Atterberg
• Kehadiran air dalam tanah berbutir halus dapat berpengaruh secara
berarti terhadap perilaku keteknikan dari tanah, sehingga kita
membutuhkan index acuan untuk menjelaskan pengaruhnya.
(Holtz and Kovacs, 1981)
In percentage

4. 4
Atterberg Limits (Lanjutan)
Batas Cair, LL
Cair
Batas Plastis, PL
Plastis
Batas Susut, SL
Semi Padat
Padat
Tanah
Kering
Campuran tanah
dan air
Kadarairmeingkat

5. 5
4.2 Liquid Limit-LL
Cone Penetrometer Method
(BS 1377: Part 2: 1990:4.3)
•This method is developed by the
Transport and Road Research
Laboratory, UK.
•Multipoint test
•One-point test
Casagrande Method
(ASTM D4318-95a)
•Professor Casagrande standardized
the test and developed the liquid
limit device.
•Multipoint test
•One-point test

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4.2 Liquid Limit-LL (Cont.)
Dynamic shear test
• Shear strength is about 1.7 ~2.0
kPa.
• Pore water suction is about 6.0 kPa.
(review by Head, 1992; Mitchell, 1993).
Particle sizes and water
•Passing No.40 Sieve (0.425 mm).
•Using deionized water.
The type and amount of cations
can significantly affect the
measured results.

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4.2.1 Casagrande Method
N=25 blows
Closing distance =
12.7mm (0.5 in)
(Holtz and Kovacs, 1981)
•Device
The water content, in percentage, required to close a
distance of 0.5 in (12.7mm) along the bottom of the
groove after 25 blows is defined as the liquid limit

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4.2.1 Casagrande Method (Cont.)
.log
)(
/log
,
12
21
contNIw
valuepositiveachoose
NN
ww
IindexFlow
F
F
N
w
•Multipoint Method
Das, 1998

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4.2.1 Casagrande Method (Cont.)
•One-point Method
• Assume a constant slope of the
flow curve.
• The slope is a statistical result of
767 liquid limit tests.
Limitations:
• The is an empirical
coefficient, so it is not always
0.121.
• Good results can be obtained only
for the blow number around 20 to
30.
121.0tan
25
tan
contentmoistureingcorrespondw
blowsofnumberN
N
wLL
n
n

10. 10
4.2.2 Cone Penetrometer Method
•Device
(Head, 1992)
This method is developed
by the Transport and Road
Research Laboratory.

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4.2.2 Cone Penetrometer Method (Cont.)
•Multipoint Method
Water content w%
Penetrationofcone(mm)
20 mm
LL

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4.2.2 Cone Penetrometer Method (Cont.)
44094.140LL,094.1Factor
%,40w,mm15depthnPenetratio
(Review by Head, 1992)
•One-point Method (an empirical relation)
Example:

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4.2.3 Comparison
Littleton and Farmilo, 1977 (from Head, 1992)
A good correlation
between the two
methods can be
observed as the LL
is less than 100.

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4.3 Plastic Limit-PL
The plastic limit PL is defined as the water content at which a soil thread with
3.2 mm diameter just crumbles.
ASTM D4318-95a, BS1377: Part 2:1990:5.3
(Holtz and Kovacs, 1981)

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4.4 Shrinkage Limit-SL
Definition of shrinkage
limit:
The water content at
which the soil volume
ceases to change is
defined as the
shrinkage limit.
(Das, 1998)
SL

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4.4 Shrinkage Limit-SL (Cont.)
(Das, 1998)
Soil volume: Vi
Soil mass: M1
Soil volume: Vf
Soil mass: M2
)100)((
M
VV
)100(
M
MM
(%)w(%)wSL
w
2
fi
2
21
i

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4.5 Typical Values of Atterberg Limits
(Mitchell, 1993)

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4.6 Indices
•Plasticity index PI
For describing the range of
water content over which a
soil was plastic
PI = LL – PL
•Liquidity index LI
For scaling the natural water
content of a soil sample to
the Limits.
contentwatertheisw
PLLL
PLw
PI
PLw
LI
LI <0 (A), brittle fracture if sheared
0<LI<1 (B), plastic solid if sheared
LI >1 (C), viscous liquid if sheared
Liquid Limit, LL
Liquid State
Plastic Limit, PL
Plastic State
Shrinkage Limit, SL
Semisolid State
Solid State
PI
A
B
C

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4.6 Indices (Cont.)
•Sensitivity St (for clays)
strengthshearUnconfined
)disturbed(Strength
)dundisturbe(Strength
St
(Holtz and Kavocs, 1981)
Clay
particle
Water
w > LL

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4.6 Indices (Cont.)
•Activity A
(Skempton, 1953)
mm002.0:fractionclay
)weight(fractionclay%
PI
A
Normal clays: 0.75<A<1.25
Inactive clays: A<0.75
Active clays: A> 1.25
High activity:
•large volume change when
wetted
•Large shrinkage when dried
•Very reactive (chemically)
•Purpose
Both the type and amount of clay
in soils will affect the Atterberg
limits. This index is aimed to
separate them.
Mitchell, 1993

21. 21
• Soil classification
(the next topic)
• The Atterberg limits are usually correlated with some engineering
properties such as the permeability, compressibility, shear
strength, and others.
In general, clays with high plasticity have lower permeability, and they are
difficult to be compacted.
The values of SL can be used as a criterion to assess and prevent the
excessive cracking of clay liners in the reservoir embankment or canal.
4.7 Engineering Applications
The Atterberg limit
enable clay soils to be
classified.

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8. References
Main References:
Das, B.M. (1998). Principles of Geotechnical Engineering, 4th edition, PWS Publishing
Company. (Chapter 2)
Holtz, R.D. and Kovacs, W.D. (1981). An Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering, Prentice
Hall. (Chapter 1 and 2)
Others:
Head, K. H. (1992). Manual of Soil Laboratory Testing, Volume 1: Soil Classification and
Compaction Test, 2nd edition, John Wiley and Sons.
Ifran, T. Y. (1996). Mineralogy, Fabric Properties and Classification of Weathered Granites in
Hong Kong, Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology, vol. 29, pp. 5-35.
Lambe, T.W. (1991). Soil Testing for Engineers, BiTech Publishers Ltd.
Mitchell, J.K. (1993). Fundamentals of Soil Behavior, 2nd edition, John Wiley & Sons.

23. Latihan 1
Banyak pukulan Kadar air (%)
15 42,0
20 40,8
28 39,1
Uji batas plastis Kadar air = 18,7
a. Gambar Kurva aliran hasil uji batas cair
b. Berapa index Plastisitas tanah?

24. Latihan 2
Banyak pukulan Kadar air (%)
17 42,1
22 38,2
27 36,2
32 34,1
Uji batas plastis Kadar air = 18,7
a. Gambar Kurva aliran hasil uji batas cair
b. Berapa index Plastisitas tanah?

25. Latihan 3
Percobaan Batas Cair tanah berbutir halus menggunakan cone penetrometer dengan
hasil sebagai berikut
Cone Penetration (mm) 15.9 17.7 19.1 20.3 21.5
Moisture Content (%) 32.6 42.9 51.6 59.8 66.2
Dalam Uji Batas plastis tanah batas plastis 25%
Tentukan Index Plastisitasnya!

26. Latihan 4
Percobaan Batas Cair tanah berbutir halus menggunakan cone penetrometer dengan
hasil sebagai berikut
Cone Penetration (mm) 15.2 17.3 18.9 21.1 22.8
Moisture Content (%) 33.4 42.6 49.2 59.4 66.8
Dalam Uji Batas plastis tanah batas plastis 33%
Tentukan Index Plastisitasnya!