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According to Atterberg, the soil is said to be of medium plasticity if the plasticity index PI is

A. 0 < PI < 7

B. 7

C. 17

D. PI>27

Answer: Option B


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  1. Chaitanya Basotra
    Chaitanya Basotra :
    3 years ago

    0- NON PLASTIC
    0-5 SLIGHTLY PLASTIC
    5-10 LOW PLASTIC
    10-20 MEDIUM PLASTIC
    20-40 HIGH PLASTIC
    >40 VERY HIGH PLASTIC

  2. আব্দুল মালেক
    আব্দুল মালেক :
    3 years ago

    0-3= non plastic
    3-15= slightly plastic
    15-30= medium plastic
    >30 = high plastic
    so the ans must be= 17

  3. Vipan Kumar
    Vipan Kumar :
    3 years ago

    0 non-plastic
    0-7 low plastic
    7-17 medium plastic
    >17 high plastic

  4. Avijit Mandal
    Avijit Mandal :
    4 years ago

    Answer should be 7-17

  5. Arvind Kumar
    Arvind Kumar :
    4 years ago

    it is 7-17

  6. Riju Das
    Riju Das :
    6 years ago

    It should be 17

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