Research Article
Effects of Density and Moisture Variation on Dynamic Deformation Properties of Compacted Lateritic Soil
Table 1
Properties of tested soil.
| Property | Lateritic soil |
| Specific gravity | 2.70 | Liquid limit (LL, %) | 45 | Plasticity index (PI) | 20 | Sand (>0.075 mm, %) | 15.9 | Silt (0.005 mm to 0.075 mm, %) | 28.9 | Clay (<0.005 mm, %) | 55.2 | AASHTO classification | A-7-5 | USCS classification | CL | Maximum dry density, MDD (kN/m3) | 17.8 | Optimum moisture content, OMC (%) | 18.0 |
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