Table 1: Degree of expansion.
Soil properties |
Very low |
Low |
Medium |
High |
Very high |
Liquid limit |
< 20 |
20-35 |
35-50 |
50-70 |
70-90 |
Shrinkage Limit |
|
< 10 |
10-15 |
15-0 |
20-30 |
Plasticity index |
|
< 12 |
12-23 |
23-32 |
> 32 |
Shrinkage index |
|
< 15 |
15-30 |
30-60 |
> 60 |
Swelling index |
0-20 |
21-50 |
51-90 |
91-130 |
> 130 |