Effect of Alkali Pollutant in Influencing Crack Propagation in Soils

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="7"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left" rowspan="2"><i>Gs</i> specific gravity</td><td class="align_center" rowspan="2"><i>ω</i><sub><i>L</i></sub><br/>Liquid limit</td><td class="align_center" rowspan="2"><i>ω</i><sub><i>P</i></sub><br/>Plastic limit</td><td class="align_center" rowspan="2"><i>I</i><sub><i>P</i></sub><br/>Plastic index</td><td class="align_center" colspan="3">Soil particle composition</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center">Clay composition</td><td class="align_center">Silt composition</td><td class="align_center">Sand composition</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="7"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">2.74</td><td class="align_center">34.8</td><td class="align_center">17.1</td><td class="align_center">17.3</td><td class="align_center">58</td><td class="align_center">32</td><td class="align_center">10</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="7"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Basic physical properties of clay.</div>

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Table 1: Effect of Alkali Pollutant in Influencing Crack Propagation in Soils 