Research Article
Experimental Study on Swelling Behavior and Its Anisotropic Evaluation of Unsaturated Expansive Soil
Table 2
Summary of testing program conditions.
| Type | Test ID | Dry unit weight γd0 (kN/m3) | Water content (%) | Net normal stress σz-ua (kPa) | Matric suction ua- (kPa) |
| VS test | VS-0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 200⟶100⟶50⟶20⟶10⟶5⟶0 | VS-12.5 | 12.5 | VS-25 | 25 | VS-50 | 50 | VS-100 | 100 | LS test | LS-0 | 0 | LS-12.5 | 12.5 | LS-25 | 25 | LS-50 | 50 | LS-100 | 100 |
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