ABSTRACT
The (Atterberg) consistency limits of soils are used primarily in classifying cohesive soil
materials for engineering purposes (ASTM 2000a), and are strongly correlated to other
fundamental soil properties (De Jong et al. 1990). They are also used widely in the estimation
of other test indices useful for soil engineering interpretations, such as shear strength and
bearing capacity, compressibility, swelling potential, and specific surface (reviewed in
McBride 1989).
