The Equilibrium Time and Salt Expansion Characteristic of Sulfate Saline Soil upon Cooling

Table 5

List of deformation stability time.

Experiment type	Sample size	Equivalent radius (cm)	Cooling method	Balance time (h)
Confined one-dimensional salt expansion test	D = 6.18 cm and H = 4.00 cm	2.61	Gas bath	7
	D = 17.90 cm and H = 11.59 cm	7.59		20
	D = 61.80 cm and H = 40.00 cm	26.10		88
Three-dimensional salt expansion test	D = 3.91 cm and H = 8.00 cm	2.37	Liquid bath	0.5
	D = 5.00 cm and H = 10.00 cm	3.00		0.7
	D = 50.00 cm and H = 80.00 cm	28.56		46