Research Article

Influence of Waste Marble Dust on the Improvement of Expansive Clay Soils

Table 1

Average geotechnical properties of used ECS.

TestValue

Liquid limit (%)42.12
Plastic limit (%)25
Plasticity index (%)17.12
Linear shrinkage (%)10.7
Free swell (%)95
Specific gravity2.68
Sand (4.75–0.075 mm) (%)2.12
Silt (0.075–0.005 mm) (%)71.85
Clay (<0.005 mm) (%)26.03
Type of soil (USCS)CI