Investigation on the Effects of Prefabricated Crack and Strain Rate on Uniaxial Compressive Properties of Frozen Silty Soil

Table 1

The basis physical parameters of disturbed soil.

Properties	Values
Liquid limit (%)	22.5
Plastic limit (%)	32.2
Plasticity index	9.7
Water content (%)	24.2
(1 mm < diameter < 2 mm)	9.7%
(0.5 mm < diameter < 1 mm)	11.5%
(0.25 mm < diameter < 0.5 mm)	14.1%
(0.075 mm < diameter < 0.25 mm)	12.4%
(Diameter < 0.075 mm)	52.3%
Soil classification-GB 50021 (Chinese Standard)	Silty