Research Article
Hydraulic Conductivity of Compacted Laterite Treated with Iron Ore Tailings
Table 2
Physical properties of the laterite.
| Soil properties | Values |
| Percentage passing 75 µm sieve | 49 | Natural moisture content (%) | 5 | Liquid limit (%) | 38 | Plastic limit (%) | 22 | Plasticity index (%) | 16 | Linear shrinkage (%) | 12 | Plasticity product | 143 | Specific gravity | 2.4 | AASHTO classification | A-6 | ASTM classification | CL | Group index | 29 | Silica-sesquioxide molar ratio of iron and aluminum | 1.21 |
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