Research Article

Reducing Compressibility of the Expansive Soil by Microbiological-Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation

Table 1

Physical properties of the expansive soil.

Soil sourceNatural density (g/cm2)Max dry density (g/cm2)Relative gravity GsLiquid limit (%)Plastic limit (%)Plastic index (%)Optimum moisture content (%)Free swelling rate (%)

Nanning1.941.882.7060.822.438.416.261.3