Research Article
Model Tests on Y-Shaped Piles under Compressive and Lateral Loading in Saturated Sand
Table 2
Properties of consolidated saturated sand.
| Parameter | Unit | Value | Depth: 20 cm | Depth: 50 cm |
| Water content, | % | 16.84 | 24.86 | Saturated unit weight | kN/m3 | 18.51 | 18.74 | Compressive modulus, | MPa | 12.28 | 13.14 | Saturation | % | 66.3 | 86.1 | Specific gravity | — | 2.63 | 2.63 | Void ratio | — | 0.673 | 0.665 | Relative density | — | 0.548 | 0.570 | Cohesion, c | kPa | 8.89 | 13.03 | Friction angle, | ° | 38.1 | 38.2 |
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