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OBJECT TYPE: soil testing/liquid limit
DATE: 1970–2010
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2014.0428.005

MANUFACTURER: Soiltest Inc.
MODEL: CL-207
LOCATION: Evanston, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 5
Total Parts: 6
AKA: Casagrande cup
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 1.5 cm
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Mining and Metallurgy
Category: Mineral exploration
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Soiltest
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Evanston

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Alberta
Period: Used between the 1970s and the 2000s.
Canada: This artifact was used at the Imperial Oil geophysics laboratory.
Function: This soil testing instrument was used to determine the liquid limit of soil.
Technical: This artifact was used to determine the liquid limit of soil, that is the critical content of water in a fine-grained soil, or the point at which soaked soil will flow. The soil sample is placed in the cup, which is then raised and dropped at a specific distance from the hard surface of the device, mixing a solvent with the soil sample. The test allows to observe the impact of the solvent on the soil.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: No markings.
Missing: The artifact appears complete.
Finish: Gold coloured metal.
Decoration: No decoration.

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Soiltest Inc., Instrument part, between 1970–2010, Artifact no. 2014.0428, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2014.0428.005/

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