Experimental Investigation of the Liquefaction Properties and Post-Liquefaction Volumetric Strain of Calcareous Sand in Dredger Fill Site

Table 1

Physical properties of various calcareous and siliceous sands.

Type of sand	Calcareous sand	Cataño [19]	Salem et al. [23]	Ma et al. [24]	Fujian sand
Specific gravity, Gs	2.87	2.86	2.79	2.80	2.65
Diameter corresponding to 50% finer, D50 (mm)	0.37	—	—	0.31	0.662
Diameter corresponding to 10% finer, D10 (mm)	0.092	0.2	0.15	—	0.101
Coefficient of uniformity, Cu^a	4.82	1.05	2.4	4.67	7.82
Coefficient of curvature, Cc^b	1.53	—	—	0.86	2.733
Minimum void ratio, emax	1.116	1.71	1.04	1.72	0.725
Maximum void ratio, emin	0.569	1.34	0.75	0.99	0.329

^aC_u = D₆₀/D₁₀; ^bC_c = D₃₀²/(D₆₀ × D₁₀).