Experimental and Modeling Study of Soil Water Retention Curves of Compacted Bentonite considering Salt Solution Effects

Table 1

Basic properties of the GMZ bentonite.

Property	Description	References
Specific gravity of soil grain	2.66	Wen [50, 51]
pH	8.68−9.86	Wen [50, 51]
Liquid limit (%)	276	Ye et al. [14]
Plastic limit (%)	37	Ye et al. [14]
Total specific surface area (m^2/g)	570	Ye et al. [14]
Cation exchange capacity (mmol/100 g)	77.06	Wen [50, 51]
Exchangeable cation (mmol/100 g)	E(Na^+): 37.52	Wen [50, 51]
	E(1/2Ca^2+): 23.18
	E(1/2Mg^2+): 10.17
	E(K^+): 0.55
Main minerals	Montmorillonite (75.4%)	Wen [50, 51]
	Quartz (11.7%)
	Feldspar (4.3%)
	Cristobalite (7.3%)