Sample Preparation Methods Affect Engineering Characteristic Tests of Municipal Solid Waste

<table class="table-group" id="tab10"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="7"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Vertical stress (kPa)</td><td class="align_center">25</td><td class="align_center">50</td><td class="align_center">100</td><td class="align_center">200</td><td class="align_center">400</td><td class="align_center">800</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="7"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Wet method samples</td><td class="align_center">16.87</td><td class="align_center">26.30</td><td class="align_center">14.93</td><td class="align_center">11.62</td><td class="align_center">16.16</td><td class="align_center">18.36</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Dry method samples</td><td class="align_center">1.26</td><td class="align_center">2.09</td><td class="align_center">3.14</td><td class="align_center">4.12</td><td class="align_center">1.55</td><td class="align_center">2.01</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="7"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Variance of void ratio of different sample types in compression tests (×10<sup>−3</sup>).</div>

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