Shear Strength of Compacted Clays as Affected by Mineral Content and Wet-Dry Cycles

Table 1

Shear strength results with water content for as-compacted soils.

Samples	Cohesion (c), kPa	Frictional angle (φ), degree	Water content (%)
K30Q70	67.68	30.43	17.4
K50Q50	94.75	21.81	21.3
K70Q30	97.66	18.88	26.1
K100	94.70	18.63	32.6
M30Q70	80.71	17.87	22.1
M50Q50	118.40	16.25	24.1
M70Q30	121.57	24.58	28.8
M100	120.18	22.19	38.3
M30K70	88.93	13.38	34.5
M50K50	86.40	14.58	35.8
M70K30	74.89	18.39	40.3