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AASHTO T 89

Standard Method of Test for Determining the Liquid Limit of Soils

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Organization: AASHTO
Publication Date: 1 January 2013
Status: active
Page Count: 12
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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.

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 E29.

Document History

T 89
January 1, 2022
Standard Method of Test for Determining the Liquid Limit of Soils
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. The following applies to all...
AASHTO T 89
January 1, 2013
Standard Method of Test for Determining the Liquid Limit of Soils
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. The following applies to all...
T 89
January 1, 2013
Standard Method of Test for Determining the Liquid Limit of Soils
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. The following applies to all...
AASHTO T 89
January 1, 2013
Standard Method of Test for Determining the Liquid Limit of Soils
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. The following applies to all...
AASHTO T 89
January 1, 2010
Standard Method of Test for Determining the Liquid Limit of Soils
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. The following applies to all...
AASHTO T 89
January 1, 2002
Standard Method of Test for Determining the Liquid Limit of Soils
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. The following applies to all...
AASHTO T 89
January 1, 2002
Standard Method of Test for Determining the Liquid Limit of Soils
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. The following applies to all...
T 89
January 1, 1996
Standard Specification for Determining the Liquid Limit of Soils
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T 89
January 1, 1996
Standard Specification for Determining the Liquid Limit of Soils
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T 89
January 1, 1996
Standard Method of Test for Determining the Liquid Limit of Soils
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T 89
January 1, 1994
Standard Method of Test for Determining the Liquid Limit of Soils
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References

This document references:
AASHTO R 58 - Standard Practice for Dry Preparation of Disturbed Soil and Soil–Aggregate Samples for Test
Published by AASHTO on January 1, 2011
This method describes the dry preparation of soil and soil–aggregate samples, as received from the field, for mechanical analysis, physical tests, and other tests as may be desired. The values stated...
This document references:
AASHTO R 58 - Standard Practice for Dry Preparation of Disturbed Soil and Soil–Aggregate Samples for Test
Published by AASHTO on January 1, 2011
This method describes the dry preparation of soil and soil–aggregate samples, as received from the field, for mechanical analysis, physical tests, and other tests as may be desired. The values stated...
This document references:
AASHTO M 231 - Standard Specification for Weighing Devices Used in the Testing of Materials
Published by AASHTO on January 1, 1995
This specification covers requirements for scales and balances, and the loose standard masses used with balances, used in the testing of construction materials. The requirements included are...
This document references:
ASTM D4318 - Standard Test Methods for Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit, and Plasticity Index of Soils
Published by ASTM on June 1, 2017
These test methods cover the determination of the liquid limit, plastic limit, and the plasticity index of soils as defined in Section 3 on Terminology. Two procedures for preparing test specimens...
This document references:
E29 - Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
April 1, 2022
This practice is intended to assist the various technical committees in the use of uniform methods of indicating the number of digits which are to be considered significant in specification limits,...
This document references:
AASHTO R 74 - Standard Practice for Wet Preparation of Disturbed Soil Samples for Test
Published by AASHTO on January 1, 2016
This method describes the wet preparation of soil samples, as received from the field, for mechanical analysis and the determination of soil constants. Method A provides for drying the field samples...
This document is referenced by:
AASHTO M 57 - Standard Specification for Materials for Embankments and Subgrades
Published by AASHTO on January 1, 1980
This specification covers materials for use in the construction of embankments and subgrades. The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard.
This document is referenced by:
M 147 - Standard Specification for Materials for Aggregate and Soil–Aggregate Subbase, Base, and Surface Courses
Published by AASHTO on January 1, 2017
This specification covers the quality and grading of sand–clay mixtures; gravel, stone, or slag screenings; or sand, crusher run coarse aggregate consisting of gravel, crushed stone, or slag with or...
This document is referenced by:
AASHTO M 145 - Standard Specification for Classification of Soils and Soil–Aggregate Mixtures for Highway Construction Purposes
Published by AASHTO on January 1, 1991
A description is not available for this item.
This document is referenced by:
M 325 - Standard Specification for Stone Matrix Asphalt (SMA)
Published by AASHTO on January 1, 2008
This specification covers the design of stone matrix asphalt (SMA) using the Superpave gyratory compactor (SGC). The SMA design is based on the volumetric properties of the SMA in terms of air voids...
This document is referenced by:
T 307 - Standard Method of Test for Determining the Resilient Modulus of Soils and Aggregate Materials
Published by AASHTO on January 1, 1999
This method covers procedures for preparing and testing untreated subgrade soils and untreated base/subbase materials for determination of resilient modulus (Mr) under conditions representing a...
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