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

Table 2

AASHTO and USCS classification, Atterberg’s limits test results.

Test pits	Depth (m)	Specific gravity, Gs(g/cm^3)	Atterberg’s limits tests			Soil classification		Swelling potential
			LL (%)	PI (%)	LI (%)	AASHTO	USCS
TP1	1.5	2.7	65	39	0.19	A-7-6(43)	CH	High
	3.0	2.71	65	39	0.31	A-7-6(43)	CH	High
TP2	1.5	2.68	67	39	0.15	A-7-6(45)	CH	High
	2.5	2.74	64	38	0.35	A-7-6(42)	CH	High
TP3	1.5	2.69	69	42	0.09	A-7-6(44)	CH	High
	2.5	2.74	67	41	0.28	A-7-6(46)	CH	High
TP4	1.5	2.68	77	44	0.01	A-7-5(49)	CH	High
	2.5	2.73	71	43	0.28	A-7-6(48)	CH	High
TP5	1.5	2.68	75	43	0	A-7-5(48)	CH	High
	2.2	2.7	70	39	0.23	A-7-5(45)	CH	High
TP6	1.5	2.72	77	45	0.02	A-7-5(51)	CH	High
	2.0	2.73	68	42	0.28	A-7-6(47)	CH	High
TP7	1.5	2.71	76	44	0	A-7-5(49)	CH	High
	2.25	2.75	75	42	0.16	A-7-5(49)	CH	High
TP8	1.5	2.71	76	45	0.03	A-7-5(50)	CH	High
	2.2	2.74	72	44	0.29	A-7-6(51)	CH	High
TP9	1.5	2.69	76	44	0.01	A-7-5(53)	CH	High
	2.2	2.75	69	39	0.28	A-7-6(46)	CH	High
TP10	1.5	2.69	60	29	0.12	A-7-5(32)	MH	High
	2.0	2.66	58	28	0.23	A-7-5(31)	MH	High
TP11	1.5	2.68	64	32	0.06	A-7-5(36)	MH	High
	2.5	2.69	59	28	0.22	A-7-5(32)	MH	High
TP12	1.5	2.68	75	44	0.04	A-7-5(48)	CH	High
	3.0	2.71	68	41	0.31	A-7-6(46)	CH	High
TP13	1.5	2.7	67	37	0.11	A-7-5(41)	CH	High
	2.0	2.72	61	36	0.31	A-7-6(39)	CH	High
TP14	1.5	2.68	70	41	0.1	A-7-6(46)	CH	High
	2.5	2.71	66	40	0.27	A-7-5(45)	CH	High
TP15	1.5	2.69	71	45	0.1	A-7-6(48)	CH	High
	3.0	2.73	69	41	0.26	A-7-6(47)	CH	High