Research Article

Some Studies on Prestressed Reinforced Granular Beds Overlying Weak Soil

Table 2

Properties of weak soil used in model tests.

PropertyValue

Specific Gravity2.32
Average dry unit weight during model test (KN/m3)16.00
Void ratio during model test0.42
Effective grain size (mm)0.11
Shear parameters of (moist) weak soil 1
(water content = 10%)
 Friction angle 12
 Cohesion (kPa)10
Shear parameters of (submerged) weak soil 2
(water content = 31.5%)
 Friction angle 6
 Cohesion (kPa)5.5
 Liquid limit (%)37.4
 Plastic limit (%)32.9
 Shrinkage limit (%)25.7