Effects of Clay and Moisture Content on Direct Shear Tests for Clay-Sand Mixtures

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Property</td><td align="center">Value</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Specific gravity, GS</td><td align="center">2.76</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Liquid limit, LL (%)</td><td align="center">480</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Plastic limit, PL (%)</td><td align="center">49.6</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Plasticity index, PI (%)</td><td align="center">430</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td>Index property tests were carried out in the laboratory in accordance with  BS 1377 Part 2: 1990. 				<br/></td></tr></table>

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering

tab3

Table 3

Table 3: Effects of Clay and Moisture Content on Direct Shear Tests for Clay-Sand Mixtures 