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Soils and site assessment

Read the definitions below, then use the assessment guide to prepare questions about the actual property.

Soils and site assessment

Plasticity Index

The difference between a soil sample’s liquid limit and plastic limit.

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Soils and site assessment

Expansive Soil

Soil that can change volume substantially as its moisture content changes.

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