Research Article

Variability of Bimodal Soil-Water Characteristic Curves under Different Confining Pressures

Table 1

Basic properties of 50% Ottawa sand and 50% kaolin.

Index properties50% sand-50% kaolin

Specific gravity, Gs2.59
Plastic limit, PL (%)27
Liquid limit, LL (%)47
Plasticity index, PI (%)20
Void ratio, e0.48
Dry density, ρd (Mg/m3)1.65
Water content, w (%)11
Sand (%)50.0
Silt (%)43.7
Clay (%)6.3
Soil classification according to USCSSM