Research Article

Study on Compaction of Reclaimed Soil of Nonmetallic Mining Area in Northern Foothills of Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang, China

Table 2

Experimental results of the reclaimed soil after a one-year maintenance period.

Times of compactionThickness of topsoil (cm)The depth of the sampling position (cm)Average of natural density, (g/cm3)Average of water content in mass, (%)Average of porosity (%)

030101.38911.0754.18
301.54317.7752.02
50101.40710.9853.55
301.53918.2252.31
501.55216.1051.04
70101.42510.9652.96
301.53818.5052.45
501.57117.6151.08
701.65114.5147.18

130101.5309.7448.93
301.58817.1150.33
50101.49510.3250.35
301.54818.1652.02
501.49112.0951.28
70101.46410.4651.46
301.55318.4551.97
501.57716.4750.41
701.61216.1749.17

Note. Only the averages of each group of experiments are listed.