Contemplated Investigation and Statistical Prediction of the Swelling Potential of Expansive Soils Using Index Properties of Holte Town, Southern Ethiopia

Table 1

Test pit locations and in situ test results.

Test pits	Longitude	Latitude	Depth (m)	Bulk density(g/cm^3)	w (%)	In situ dry density (g/cm^3)
TP1	37°27′13.03″E	5°39′22.30″N	1.5	1.66	33.47	1.24
			3.0	1.69	37.57	1.23
TP2	37°26′55.05″E	5°39′5832″N	1.5	1.72	33.63	1.29
			2.5	1.68	39.35	1.21
TP3	37°27′14.58″E	5°39′39.26″N	1.5	1.71	31.21	1.30
			2.5	1.71	37.93	1.24
TP4	37°26′56.66″E	5°39′32.88″N	1.5	1.70	32.80	1.28
			2.5	1.71	40.40	1.22
TP5	37°27′0.87″E	5°39′8.20″N	1.5	1.66	31.68	1.26
			2.2	1.70	39.44	1.22
TP6	37°27′19.34″E	5°39′7.99″N	1.5	1.65	33.42	1.24
			2.0	1.70	37.94	1.23
TP7	37°27′22.30″E	5°39′51.74″N	1.5	1.71	31.58	1.30
			2.25	1.68	39.51	1.21
TP8	37°26′56.93″E	5°39′48.64″N	1.5	1.71	31.71	1.30
			2.2	1.73	40.93	1.23
TP9	37°27′10.71″E	5°39′58.50″N	1.5	1.72	32.26	1.30
			2.2	1.70	40.73	1.21
TP10	37°27′9.86″E	5°39′55.91″N	1.5	1.68	35.18	1.24
			2.0	1.67	36.99	1.22
TP11	37°26′56.40″E	5°38′53.28″N	1.5	1.60	32.56	1.20
			2.5	1.69	37.23	1.23
TP12	37°26′42.63″E	5°39′13.12″N	1.5	1.66	31.98	1.26
			3.0	1.67	39.5	1.20
TP13	37°27′33.55″E	5°38′59.59″N	1.5	1.63	34.01	1.22
			2.0	1.66	36.83	1.21
TP14	37°27′31.49″E	5°39′19.76″N	1.5	1.66	32.97	1.25
			2.5	1.70	36.74	1.24
TP15	37°27′31.34″E	5°39′41.51″N	1.5	1.71	31.33	1.30
			3.0	1.73	38.00	1.25