Research Article
Volume Changes and Mechanical Properties of Expansive Mudstone below Canals under Wet-Dry/Wet-Dry-Freeze-Thaw Cycles
Table 1
Fundamental properties of mudstone material.
| Properties | Value |
| Specific gravity | 2.67 | Potential expansion | 71.0 | CHCS classification | CH |
| Consistency limit | | Liquid limit | 52.6% | Plastic limit | 18.4% | Plasticity index | 34.2 |
| Compaction study | | Optimum moisture content | 18.4% | Maximum dry density | 1.70 mg/m3 |
| Mineral components | | Montmorillonite | 61.5% | Quartz | 31.9% | Feldspar | 6.1% | Calcite and albite | 0.5% |
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