Physical and Mechanical Characteristics of Shallow Expansive Soil due to Freeze-Thaw Effect with Water Supplement

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Mineral composition</td><td class="align_center">Content (%)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Montmorillonite</td><td class="align_center">48.8</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Illite</td><td class="align_center">9.8</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Chlorite</td><td class="align_center">3.4</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Kaolinite</td><td class="align_center">1.2</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Quartz</td><td class="align_center">32.9</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Feldspar</td><td class="align_center">2.8</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Dolomite</td><td class="align_center">1.1</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Mineral composition of the expansive soil sample.</div>

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Table 1: Physical and Mechanical Characteristics of Shallow Expansive Soil due to Freeze-Thaw Effect with Water Supplement 