Research Article
Some Studies on Prestressed Reinforced Granular Beds Overlying Weak Soil
Table 2
Properties of weak soil used in model tests.
| Property | Value |
| Specific Gravity | 2.32 | Average dry unit weight during model test (KN/m3) | 16.00 | Void ratio during model test | 0.42 | 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 |
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