Research Article

Effects of Soil Properties on the Performance of TRD Cut-Off Wall

Table 1

Physical and mechanical indices of soil layers.

Soil layerElevation of layer bottom (m)Unit weight γ (kN·m−3)Consolidation quick-direct indicesSPT blow countPermeability coefficient (cm·s−1)
Cohesion (kPa)Internal friction angle, φ (°)

1. Filing soil43.31.50 × 10−3
2. Silty clay7.518.014.59.04.83.92 × 10−5
31. Silt mixed with silty sand10.918.518.014.010.11.24 × 10−4
32. Silty sand2018.60.025.011.82.67 × 10−3
41. Fine sand I3018.60.032.315.45.28 × 10−3
42. Fine sand II4518.60.037.827.15.56 × 10−3
43. Coarse sand with gravel46.819.60.040.033.14.23 × 10−2
51. Intensively weathered mudstone5220.6