Research Article

The Undrained Characteristics of Tengger Desert Sand from True Triaxial Testing

Table 1

The main physical properties of aeolian sand.

Maximum dry densityMinimum dry densityMoisture content (%)Grain composition
>0.75 mm (%)0.75∼0.5 mm (%)0.5∼0.25 mm (%)0.25∼0.1 mm (%)<0.1 mm

1.62 g/cm31.36 g/cm30.140.073.8394.411.690