Research Article
Physical and Mechanical Properties of Turfy Soils under Confining and Axial Pressure Increases Stress Paths in Jilin Province, Northeast China
Table 3
Decomposition, organic matter, and basic physical and mechanical properties of turfy soil.
| Soil sample | Decomposition degree, F (%) | Organic matter content, Sh (%) | Natural density, ρ (g/cm3) | Soil particle density, ρs (g/cm3) | Moisture content, ω (%) | Coefficient of compressibility, a1-2 (MPa−1) | Compression index, Cc | Swelling index, Cs |
| #1 | 38.99 | 77.48 | 0.93 | 1.83 | 321.8 | 7.24 | 2.4233 | 0.4802 | #2 | 53.62 | 69.19 | 1.06 | 1.91 | 279.6 | 5.93 | 2.5835 | 0.4641 | #3 | 68.14 | 63.97 | 1.12 | 1.92 | 209.7 | 5.81 | 1.5933 | 0.2927 | #4 | 88.10 | 38.63 | 1.45 | 2.21 | 82.6 | 0.74 | 0.3135 | 0.0178 |
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