Research Article
Effect of Admixture on the Hydraulic Conductivity of Compacted Loess: A Case Study
Table 5
Test details of the MLTL samples.
| | Specimen identification | LAT (%)b | Dry density, dr (mg/m3) | Void ratio after compaction, e0 | Void ratio before test, e | Saturated hydraulic conductivity, ksat (m/s) |
| | MLTL-32 | 1 | 1.52 | 0.772 | 0.770 | 1.01 × 10−6 | | MLTL-33 | 1 | 1.57 | 0.715 | 0.713 | 1.41 × 10−7 | | MLTL-34 | 1 | 1.62 | 0.661 | 0.659 | 8.31 × 10−8 | | MLTL-35 | 1 | 1.67 | 0.611 | 0.609 | 3.40 × 10−8 | | MLTL-36 | 1 | 1.72 | 0.564 | 0.562 | 1.14 × 10−8 | | MLTL-37 | 1 | 1.77 | 0.519 | 0.517 | 4.10 × 10−9 | | MLTL-38 | 3 | 1.55 | 0.739 | 0.737 | 2.95 × 10−7 | | MLTL-39 | 3 | 1.60 | 0.682 | 0.681 | 1.09 × 10−7 | | MLTL-40 | 3 | 1.65 | 0.630 | 0.628 | 2.73 × 10−8 | | MLTL-41 | 3 | 1.70 | 0.581 | 0.579 | 2.10 × 10−8 | | MLTL-42 | 3 | 1.75 | 0.534 | 0.532 | 6.40 × 10−9 | | MLTL-43 | 3 | 1.80 | 0.490 | 0.489 | 4.20 × 10−9 | | MLTL-44 | 5 | 1.58 | 0.706 | 0.704 | 1.29 × 10−7 | | MLTL-45 | 5 | 1.63 | 0.651 | 0.649 | 5.71 × 10−8 | | MLTL-46 | 5 | 1.68 | 0.600 | 0.598 | 1.32 × 10−8 | | MLTL-47 | 5 | 1.73 | 0.551 | 0.550 | 1.47 × 10−8 | | MLTL-48 | 5 | 1.79 | 0.506 | 0.504 | 5.60 × 10−9 | | MLTL-49 | 5 | 1.84 | 0.463 | 0.461 | 2.20 × 10−9 | | MLTL-50 | 7 | 1.61 | 0.675 | 0.673 | 6.83 × 10−8 | | MLTL-51 | 7 | 1.66 | 0.621 | 0.619 | 2.18 × 10−8 | | MLTL-52 | 7 | 1.71 | 0.571 | 0.569 | 1.14 × 10−8 | | MLTL-53 | 7 | 1.77 | 0.523 | 0.521 | 5.29 × 10−9 | | MLTL-54 | 7 | 1.82 | 0.478 | 0.477 | 3.30 × 10−9 | | MLTL-55 | 9 | 1.64 | 0.645 | 0.644 | 8.79 × 10−8 | | MLTL-56 | 9 | 1.69 | 0.592 | 0.591 | 3.12 × 10−8 | | MLTL-57 | 9 | 1.74 | 0.542 | 0.541 | 9.36 × 10−9 | | MLTL-58 | 9 | 1.80 | 0.496 | 0.494 | 4.30 × 10−9 | | MLTL-59 | 9 | 1.85 | 0.452 | 0.450 | 2.30 × 10−9 |
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aAll the MLTL samples had the lime content of 3%; bpercent by weight.
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