Research Article
Consolidation Characteristics of Artificially Structured Kaolin-Bentonite Mixtures with Different Pore Fluids
Table 2
Some physical properties of testing specimens.
| | Pore fluids | % bentonite | Liquid limit, (%) | Plasticity index, IP (%) | Water content, (%) | Initial void ratio, e0 | Bulk unit weight, γ (g/cm3) |
| | Distilled water | 0 | 77.5 | 42.1 | 75.1 | 1.989 | 1.55 | | 10 | 112 | 77.1 | 100.2 | 2.660 | 1.45 | | 20 | 136 | 99.7 | 121.6 | 3.250 | 1.39 | | 30 | 172 | 129.1 | 156.8 | 4.239 | 1.31 |
| | 1 M NaCl | 0 | 64 | 30.0 | 63.1 | 1.661 | 1.62 | | 10 | 73 | 40.4 | 65.0 | 1.728 | 1.61 | | 20 | 75 | 42.8 | 67.4 | 1.791 | 1.60 | | 30 | 77.5 | 44.5 | 68.5 | 1.846 | 1.59 |
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