Laboratory Investigation and Modelling of the Thermal-Mechanical Properties of Soil in Shallow Mineralized Groundwater Area

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Tests</td><td class="align_center">Moisture content (%)</td><td class="align_center">Dry density (g/cm3)</td><td class="align_center">Specimen size (mm)</td><td class="align_center">Solution concentration (mol/kg)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Standard proctor tests</td><td class="align_center">From 13 to 23</td><td class="align_center">From 1.55 to 1.75</td><td class="align_center"><span style="width: 43.6519ptpx;"><svg height="8.8423pt" id="M15" style="vertical-align:-0.2064009pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.6359 43.6519 8.8423" width="43.6519pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M488 658H270V630C328 626 335 619 335 579C217 574 44 509 44 330C44 147 221 88 335 86C335 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447 209C447 311 374 393 267 393C247 393 226 386 204 376L137 343ZM227 337C318 337 361 256 361 173C361 105 336 22 258 22C176 22 126 120 126 240C126 266 127 291 132 310C155 323 189 337 227 337Z"></path></g></svg></span></td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div>Note: <span class="nowrap"><svg height="8.68572pt" id="M23" style="vertical-align:-0.0498209pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.6359 9.93839 8.68572" width="9.93839pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M488 658H270V630C328 626 335 619 335 579C217 574 44 509 44 330C44 147 221 88 335 86C335 38 328 32 265 28V0H488V28C425 32 418 38 418 86C534 88 710 153 710 337C710 517 538 575 418 579C418 619 425 626 488 630V658ZM335 118C249 124 136 180 136 337C136 490 251 543 335 547V118ZM418 547C502 543 618 491 618 333S503 124 418 118V547Z"></path></g></svg>:</span> diameter; <span class="nowrap"><svg height="8.68572pt" id="M24" style="vertical-align:-0.0498209pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.6359 11.0606 8.68572" width="11.0606pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M828 650H570L564 622C646 614 650 609 634 524L604 366H253L281 524C296 608 308 615 382 622L388 650H132L126 622C211 615 214 609 198 524L121 122C106 42 102 35 23 28L17 0H276L282 28C196 35 191 40 206 122L243 324H597L559 123C544 42 537 35 452 28L446 0H710L716 28C632 35 628 43 643 122L719 524C735 610 741 615 822 622L828 650Z"></path></g></svg>:</span> height.<br/></div></td></tr></table>

<div>Physical properties of specimens used in thermal and mechanical tests.</div>

Geofluids

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Table 2

Table 2: Laboratory Investigation and Modelling of the Thermal-Mechanical Properties of Soil in Shallow Mineralized Groundwater Area 