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  Lalit Mahato
Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU)

Different between consistency limits and Relative density ?

Basic Geotechnical Engineering

Answer in Short

 The difference between consistency limits and Relative Density are as follows

Explanation
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Consistency Limits  Relative Density 

Applicable for cohesive soils

  Applicable for cohesionless soils
Denotes degree of firmness Denotes degree of compaction 
Function of water content  Function of void ratio 

 



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   Lalit Mahato
Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU)

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