Research Article

Strength Characteristics and Slope Stability of Expansive Soil from Pingdingshan, China

Table 5

The parameters of stable shear strength when the control water content is 20%.

Water content variation range (%)Angle of internal friction (°)Cohesive force (kPa)

28.0∼16.122.549.6
28.0∼16.923.755.1
28.0∼18.736.572.8
26.0∼13.625.519.9
26.0∼15.826.053.376
26.0∼17.624.054.2
24.0∼11.825.345.4
24.0∼15.126.558.0
24.0∼16.622.557.0