Research Article

Effect of Polyvinyl Acetate Stabilization on the Swelling-Shrinkage Properties of Expansive Soil

Table 2

The linear swelling ratio of specimens with different aggregate sizes.

Time3 (g/cm3)Untreated
0–0.5 mm0.5–1 mm1-2 mm2–5 mm0–0.5 mm0.5–1 mm1-2 mm2–5 mm

00.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
5 min2.06%1.46%3.00%3.11%4.00%3.90%4.90%5.10%
10 min3.23%2.53%5.09%5.19%6.53%6.30%8.50%9.00%
15 min4.05%3.35%5.88%6.00%7.90%7.80%10.90%11.30%
20 min4.98%4.22%6.72%6.85%9.50%9.30%12.90%13.30%
30 min5.47%4.71%7.27%7.40%11.07%11.01%14.50%14.90%
1 hour5.95%4.96%7.50%7.93%11.91%11.86%14.60%15.10%
3 hours6.40%5.12%7.67%8.32%12.60%12.35%14.65%15.24%
5 hours6.53%5.45%7.75%8.45%12.81%12.43%14.68%15.28%
7 hours6.60%5.50%7.77%8.54%12.94%12.46%14.69%15.31%
9 hours6.65%5.54%7.80%8.60%13.04%12.50%14.71%15.33%
12 hours6.70%5.58%7.83%8.64%13.07%12.53%14.75%15.42%
1 day6.78%5.63%7.86%8.68%13.10%12.56%14.80%15.55%
2 days6.83%5.64%7.88%8.70%13.12%12.57%14.82%15.59%
3 days6.87%5.65%7.89%8.71%13.14%12.58%14.85%15.62%
4 days6.88%5.65%7.90%8.72%13.15%12.59%14.87%15.65%
5 days6.89%5.66%7.91%8.73%13.16%12.60%14.88%15.68%
6 days6.90%5.66%7.92%8.74%13.17%12.60%14.90%15.74%
7 days6.92%5.66%7.92%8.74%13.17%12.61%14.91%15.75%