Effects of Density and Moisture Variation on Dynamic Deformation Properties of Compacted Lateritic Soil

Table 1

Properties of tested soil.

Property	Lateritic soil
Specific gravity	2.70
Liquid limit (LL, %)	45
Plasticity index (PI)	20
Sand (>0.075 mm, %)	15.9
Silt (0.005 mm to 0.075 mm, %)	28.9
Clay (<0.005 mm, %)	55.2
AASHTO classification	A-7-5
USCS classification	CL
Maximum dry density, MDD (kN/m^3)	17.8
Optimum moisture content, OMC (%)	18.0