1.1.The liquid limit of a soil is that water content, as determined in accordance with the following procedure, at which the soil passes from a plastic to a liquid state.
1.2.The following applies to all specified limits in this standard: For the purposes of determining conformance with these specifications, an observed value or a calculated value shall be rounded off”to the nearest unit” in the last right-hand place of figures used in expressing the limiting value, in accordance with ASTM E 29.
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