Atterberg limit

English

Etymology

Devised in 1911 by Swedish chemist and agronomist Albert Atterberg.

Noun

Atterberg limit (plural Atterberg limits)

  1. Any of three basic measures of the critical water contents of a fine-grained soil: its shrinkage limit, plastic limit, and liquid limit.
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