Experimental Studies on Drying-Wetting Cycle Characteristics of Expansive Soils Improved by Industrial Wastes

Table 5

Atterberg limits of the tested specimen.

Calcium carbide slag content (%)	Maximum (%)				Minimum (%)				Variation magnitude (%)
	Liquid limit	Number of cycles	Plastic limit	Number of cycles	Liquid limit	Number of cycles	Plastic limit	Number of cycles	Liquid limit	Plastic limit
6	34.23	7	22.06	10	31.88	10	21.08	7	7.37	4.65
8	33.92		24.36		32.15		22.82		5.50	6.75
10	33.51		24.75		32.02		23.66		4.59	4.60
12	34.06		25.11		32.28		23.44		5.55	7.12
14	34.39		25.65		32.49		24.26		5.58	5.73