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

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Saturated salt solutions</td><td class="align_center">Total suction (MPa)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">K<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub></td><td class="align_center">4.2</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">ZnSO<sub>4</sub></td><td class="align_center">12.6</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">(NH4)<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub></td><td class="align_center">24.9</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">NaCl</td><td class="align_center">38</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Mg(NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub></td><td class="align_center">82</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">CaCl<sub>2</sub></td><td class="align_center">139</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Saturated salt solutions and corresponding suctions (20°C) [<a href="/journals/geofluids/2019/4508603/#B56" target="_blank">56</a>, <a href="/journals/geofluids/2019/4508603/#B57" target="_blank">57</a>].</div>

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Table 3: Experimental and Modeling Study of Soil Water Retention Curves of Compacted Bentonite considering Salt Solution Effects 