Research Article

Physical and Compaction Properties of Granular Materials with Artificial Grading behind the Particle Size Distributions

Table 1

Grain compositions of tested dam granular materials (unit: %).

TypeNumberParticle size (mm)
<0.075<0.25<0.5<1<2<5<10<20<40<60<80<100<200<300

AS14.2410.3413.6013.0514.6427.0410.216.89
S24.4011.2012.6314.4214.4724.6010.627.66
S34.1414.2812.2414.9513.2225.1012.923.14
S44.7610.2715.3415.6019.3123.109.022.60
S53.8511.9915.5114.5314.0229.117.553.44

BS12.289.826.468.1512.2517.5515.3819.069.05
S22.8911.877.066.8410.3619.8114.0322.005.14
S32.6212.096.826.479.9522.6415.7921.422.20
S42.469.515.987.229.5220.4119.6218.636.63
S52.5511.826.448.1311.4318.714.5118.048.38

CS12.503.053.724.024.856.5313.1412.015.388.706.635.7516.257.49
S22.151.803.092.853.905.3512.9812.236.8110.6410.097.3515.645.11
S31.921.612.752.543.474.7611.5913.128.739.507.819.0716.516.63
S42.523.053.432.681.885.8615.4715.8512.089.419.673.8911.193.01
S52.272.183.382.923.176.5811.659.7611.649.796.4411.6515.023.57