Comprehensive Characterization of Soils with Analytical and Numerical Simulation for Bearing Capacity and Settlement Requirements of the Footing

Table 3

Test results of Atterberg limits.

Pit no	Liquid limit (%)	Plastic limit (%)	Plastic index (%)	Liquidity index (LI)	Liquidity index (CI)	Classification (unified)	Activity
1	53.91	40.06	13.85	−1.02	2.02	MH	0.22
	50.44	37.98	12.46	−1.23	2.23	MH	0.38
2	52.24	41.43	10.82	−0.70	1.70	MH	0.13
	51.08	39.61	11.47	−0.40	1.40	MH	0.16
3	50.35	33.56	16.79	0.04	0.96	MH	0.26
	51.90	36.93	14.97	0.05	0.95	MH	0.21
4	53.53	38.68	14.86	0.20	0.80	MH	0.18
	51.38	35.99	15.39	0.49	0.51	MH	0.36
5	48.98	36.93	12.05	0.42	0.58	ML	0.21
	50.75	37.10	13.65	0.23	0.77	MH	0.22
6	54.26	42.26	12.00	−0.06	1.06	MH	0.20
	52.15	34.52	17.63	0.34	0.66	MH	0.22
7	55.56	37.98	17.58	−0.04	1.04	MH	0.25
	52.81	30.60	22.21	0.40	0.60	MH	0.27