Determining Liquid Limit and Plastic Limit of Clay Soils by Electrical Surface Conduction and Diffuse Double Layer Thickness

• Published in: Minerals (Basel) Vol. 14; no. 3; p. 210
• Main Authors: Hasan, Md Farhad, Abuel-Naga, Hossam
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.03.2024
• Subjects: Clay; clay mineralogy; Clay minerals; Clay soils; Correlation coefficient; Correlation coefficients; diffuse double layer; Electric double layer; Electrical conductivity; Electrical resistivity; Geotechnology; liquid limit; Liquid limits; Mineralogy; Moisture content; Parameters; Plastic limit; Plastics; Soils; Specific gravity; Spectrum analysis; Thickness; Three dimensional analysis; volumetric water content; Water; Water content; Australia

The aim of this study was to propose a new approach to determine the liquid limit and plastic limit of clay soils by considering electrical conductivity (EC) measurements. The proposed method included incorporating a new parameter, F, which is the ratio of the volumetric water contents of diffuse do...