The liquid limit of a clay soil is 56% and its plasticity index is 15%.
(a) Name the state of consistency is this material at a water content of 45% ?
(b) Determine the plastic limit of the soil?
(c) The void ratio of this soil at the minimum volume reached on shrinkage, is 0.88. Verify the shrinkage limit, if its grain specific gravity is 2.71 ?