320 



The Slwinkage of Soils 



from the above result that the whole of the water present in the sample 

 is miited with the colloids in the gel form, such a conclusion being 



22 



20 



T8 



16 



14 



m 12 



<= 10 



12 



14 



16 



2 4 6 8 10 



Linear Shrinkage per cent. 

 Fig 3. 



indicated from the initial form of the curve and from the fact that 

 varying amounts of water are required to be added to given weights 

 of soil in order to produce maximum plasticity. 



