Atterberg Limits - Liquid Limit 1

[pelelo]

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Hello,

I have seen few posts about atterberg limits and non plastic (NP) soils but haven´t see any about when the soil is in "non Liquid" stage. I have seen very few reports that present results of X material as NP (NON plastic) due to the "non liquid" condition and at the same time they present a very low plastic limit (PL)(between 1% and 5%), does this make sense?

I noticed the software they used is called Geosystem and in case the material is "non liquid" it as the option to check an "NV" box, which I am not sure what NV stands for (Not valid????).

Has anyone seen this before?

PLease let me know,

 

[molerat2210]

NV = Non Viscous

 

[pelelo]

Thanks Molerat,

Do you by chance have an explanation for that term?

 

[molerat2210]

Liquid limit is defined as the boundary between plastic state and viscous state of the soil. Non Viscous is analagous to Non Plastic for the plastic limit test.