Research Article

Strength Characteristics of Cement Treated and Expanded Polystyrene Mixed Lightweight of Waste Soil from the Construction Site of a Yangtze River Bridge in China

Table 5

Comparison of the CU test results for different proportions.

Tc (d)Strength indexFine sandMuddy clay
Vs : VE = 45 : 55Vs : VE = 50 : 50Vs : VE = 45 : 55Vs : VE = 50 : 50
αc = 14%αc = 16%αc = 14%αc = 16%αc = 14%αc = 16%αc = 14%αc = 16%

7ccu (kPa)16.7225.1118.2227.3415.5023.7916.9725.50
(kPa)14.9122.0416.2324.6913.6920.3114.4422.91
φcu (°)16.2718.2617.1419.5814.3917.5215.2019.02
(°)33.7334.3342.9843.7432.1732.9933.4735.15
14ccu (kPa)23.9435.9526.0939.1422.1934.0624.3036.51
(kPa)21.3531.5623.2435.3519.6029.0820.6732.80
φcu (°)17.0219.2118.0820.6615.1718.3017.5120.24
(°)38.1839.7245.7746.3136.9337.1339.7740.27
28ccu (kPa)30.5345.8533.2749.9228.3043.4430.9846.56
(kPa)27.2240.2429.6345.0825.0037.0826.3741.83
φcu (°)18.4420.4319.6321.3916.0719.4318.3821.75
(°)44.4845.3046.8047.1042.9843.9443.7245.98