Research Article

Study on Permeability of Steel Slag and Steel Slag Modifying Silt Soil as New Geo-Backfill Materials

Table 10

Permeability coefficients of steel slag and traditional soils.

Material typePermeability coefficient (cm/s)Material typePermeability coefficient (cm/s)

Fine steel slag1 × 10−3∼8.9 × 10−3Pure gravel>10−1
Coarse steel slag1 × 10−2∼9.2 × 10−2Mixture of pure sand and gravel10−3∼10−1
Gravel steel slag3 × 10−5∼5 × 10−2Mixture of silt, sand, and clay10−7∼10−5
Fly ash [9]10−5∼10−3Fine sand10−5∼10−3
Clay [26]<10−7Steel slag-treated silt soil10−7∼10−3