Research Article

Experimental Study on Swelling Behavior and Its Anisotropic Evaluation of Unsaturated Expansive Soil

Table 1

Physical and index properties of Baise expansive soil.

Soil specific gravityAtterberg limits (%)Grain size (%)Free swelling ratio (%)Montmorillonite content (%)Cation exchange capacity (meq·100g−1)Specific surface area (m2·g−1)
WLWPIPSiltClay

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