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

Table 3

Compaction properties and activity and swelling characteristics test results.

Test pits	Depth (m)	Compaction		Activity, Ac	Free swell, Fs (%)	Swelling potential, Sp (kPa)	Ps (kPa)
		MDD (g/cm^3)	OMC (%)
TP1	1.50	1.26	29.92	0.78	85	4.70	90
	3.00	1.25	34.78	0.77	80	4.60	85
TP2	1.50	1.31	31.58	0.77	100	5.81	150
	2.50	1.22	34.56	0.76	75	4.74	40
TP3	1.50	1.32	29.69	0.81	105	6.03	180
	2.50	1.26	32.84	0.76	100	5.70	100
TP4	1.50	1.29	29.30	0.79	105	5.82	100
	2.50	1.23	33.02	0.75	85	4.90	95
TP5	1.50	1.28	27.46	0.83	85	4.93	98
	2.20	1.24	35.48	0.75	80	4.89	90
TP6	1.50	1.26	31.06	0.85	105	5.74	150
	2.00	1.25	34.31	0.76	100	5.65	120
TP7	1.50	1.33	28.79	0.83	100	5.41	100
	2.25	1.22	35.50	0.76	90	4.91	95
TP8	1.50	1.32	31.97	0.77	100	6.05	130
	2.20	1.25	32.00	0.75	95	5.88	110
TP9	1.50	1.30	30.00	0.77	100	6.73	130
	2.20	1.22	34.88	0.75	90	4.78	90
TP10	1.50	1.26	29.55	0.57	75	2.90	70
	2.00	1.24	31.97	0.55	70	2.40	50
TP11	1.50	1.23	27.85	0.67	85	3.42	75
	2.50	1.22	32.28	0.56	80	2.61	65
TP12	1.50	1.25	27.42	0.83	105	5.70	110
	3.00	1.23	35.01	0.76	95	5.00	95
TP13	1.50	1.24	30.10	0.75	90	4.29	94
	2.00	1.24	32.00	0.76	85	3.81	80
TP14	1.50	1.27	31.35	0.80	100	5.32	115
	2.50	1.25	34.87	0.75	90	5.00	104
TP15	1.50	1.31	28.79	0.84	105	6.30	160
	3.00	1.27	33.24	0.75	95	5.28	120