Improvement of Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundation on Geogrid Reinforced Silty Clay and Sand

Table 4

Properties of sand used in the present study.

Property	Values
Specific gravity (𝐺𝑠)	2.64
Liquid limit (LL), %	N/A
Plastic limit (PL), %	Nonplastic
Plasticity index (PI), %	N/A
Maximum void ratio (𝑒max)	0.675
Minimum void ratio (𝑒min)	0.466
Relative density (𝐷𝑅) of sand, %	96.00
Angle of internal friction (ϕ), (°)	35.40
Coefficient of uniformity (𝐶𝑢)	1.83
Coefficient of curvature (𝐶𝑐)	0.89
USCS classification	SP