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 sampleDecomposition 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, CcSwelling index, Cs

#138.9977.480.931.83321.87.242.42330.4802
#253.6269.191.061.91279.65.932.58350.4641
#368.1463.971.121.92209.75.811.59330.2927
#488.1038.631.452.2182.60.740.31350.0178