Effect of Three Bioenzymes on Compaction, Consistency Limits, and Strength Characteristics of a Sedimentary Residual Soil

Table 3

Characteristics of UKM soil.

Characteristics	Value/description
Plasticity index^1 (PI)	19.5%
Liquid limit^1 (LL)	42.3%
Clay fraction^2	29.6%
Soil classification^3	CL
Optimum moisture content (OMC)^4	16%
Maximum dry density (MDD)^4	1.785 gm/cm^3
pH	4.05

“Standard Test Methods for Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit, and Plasticity Index of Soils,” ASTM D 4318.
²“Standard Test Method for Particle-Size Analysis of Soils,” ASTM D 422.
³“Plasticity chart,” ASTM D 2487.
⁴“Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Compaction Characteristics of Soil Using Standard Effort,” ASTM D 698.