##  [Liquid Limit](/liquid-limit) 

  ##  [Liquid Limit](https://engineering.quantumdictionary.io/liquid-limit-0) 

  

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Definition

The water content at which a fine-grained soil transitions from plastic to liquid behaviour as defined by standardized laboratory tests (commonly Casagrande cup or cone penetrometer procedures); an empirical index property used in classification and to indicate the soil's consistency and sensitivity to changes in moisture content.