SYMPOSIA PAPER
Published:
01 January 1960
STP44312S
History and Development of the Atterberg Limits Tests
SourceAlbert Atterberg, a Swedish soil scientist, reported in 1911 (1) on an extensive study he had conducted concerning the plasticity of clays. To Atterberg, plasticity meant “capable of being shaped,” and the best indication of this capacity was ability to be rolled out into threads. He used the term ausroll (rolled-out) many times in the paper in connection with plasticity.
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Bauer, Edward, E.
University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill.
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Developed by Committee: D18
Pages: 160–167
DOI: 10.1520/STP44312S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5952-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-6106-1