Research Article

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

Table 4

Multiple regression analysis for swelling potential, Sp with SPSS.

EquationsrR2Adj. R2Std. error valueCL (%)

Sp = 9.197 γd + 0.129LL − 15.3420.8300.6890.6660.61560.011098.9
Sp = 6.876 γd + 0.178PI − 10.6640.9490.9000.8920.34970.0016799.99
Sp = 0.001w + 0.158LL − 5.9170.7940.6300.6020.67190.033966.10
Sp = −0.024w + 0.197PI − 1.9880.9330.8710.8610.39690.128087.20
Sp = 0.199PI + 0.005C − 3.1990.9300.8660.8560.40490.465553.45
Sp = 15.1326 γd + 0.82C − 23.4620.7580.5740.5430.72080.001399.99
Sp = 23.7696 γd + 0.249%P200 − 48.2810.7480.5600.5270.73280.00199.99
Sp = 9.7888 γd + 0.161PI + 0.109%P200 − 24.0140.9640.9300.9220.29790.000599.95
Sp = 7.771 γd + 0.229PI − 0.005LL − 9.9840.9560.9150.9050.32860.010698.94
Sp = 6.876 γd + 0.176PI − 0.005C − 10.8870.9490.9000.8880.35620.219378.07
Sp = 10.098 γd + 0.177PI + 1.401LI − 14.8470.9560.9140.9040.32960.011898.82
Sp = 15.988 γd − 0.136PL + 0.202C − 21.5880.8160.6650.6270.65120.003399.67
Sp = 0.02C + 0.189PI − 0.28w − 2.5740.9340.8720.8570.40240.248375.17
Sp = 9.89 γd + 0.193PI + 0.094%P200 − 0.032LL − 21.7340.9670.9340.9240.29410.044295.58
Sp = 0.248C − 0.149PL + 0.220%P200 − 0.227w − 16.6560.8500.7230.6790.60420.013898.62