The expansive soils which causes the swell-shrink behaviour ascribed to the moisture changes and which is ascribed to the magnitude of shrinkage limit of compacted expansive soils subjected to the consolidation. An effort has been made in the present research investigation to emphasize the scope of shrinkage limit for the plain and reinforced compacted (IS Light and Heavy) expansive soils having different liquid limit range (WL = 58, 66, 74, and 85%) subjected to the 1-D consolidation tests with the pressure ranging from 0.0625 kg/cm2 kPa to 16 kg/cm2 with the increment ratio of 1 and the samples were unloaded from 16 kg/cm2 to 0.0625 kg/cm2 kPa. The magnitude of shrinkage limit of soil samples is higher (1 to 4 folds) post the consolidation testing in relative comparison with the prior the consolidation (Fibre-blended soils > Plain soils). The values of shrinkage limit are higher (1 to 2 folds) for the heavy compaction effort (HC) compared to the light compaction effort (LC) despite the consolidation behaviour. The regimen of variation in shrinkage limit of compacted soils decreases up to 66% liquid limit, beyond 66% it increases up to 74% imputable to the silt content and decreases further for the soil having 85% liquid limit. The shrinkage limit of compacted soils has a strong association (R2 =  > 0.80–0.94) (Polynomial) with the liquid limit of plain soils in comparison with fibre-blended soils. The shrinkage limit of dense soil is directly proportional to the combined increase in silt and sand content, while it is inversely proportional to the increase in clay content. The increase in magnitude of shrinkage limit for plain and fibre-blended expansive soils subjected to consolidation behaviour impacts in minimizing the subjective settlement aiding in the preliminary design of foundations.