Research Article
Physical and Mechanical Properties of Deep Oceanic Sediments Cored from the Bottom of Challenger Deep, Mariana Trench
Table 6
Physicomechanical property parameters of different origin clays.
| Type of soil | | (%) | (%) | | | (kPa) | (°) |
| General clay soil | 0.55~1.00 | 15~30 | 25~45 | 5~20 | 0.0~0.1 | 10~50 | 15.0~22.0 | Newly deposited clay | 0.70~1.20 | 24~36 | 30~45 | 6~18 | 0.3~1.2 | 10~20 | 7.0~15.0 | Coastal silty soil | 1.00~2.00 | 36~70 | 30~65 | 10~25 | >1.0 | 5~15 | 4.0~10.0 | Deep-sea sediments | 6.03 | 246.2 | 145.2 | 57.0 | 2.15 | 12.6 | 3.1 |
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