Crack Evolution Characteristics and Cracking Mechanism of Red Beds in Central Sichuan during Seepage and Swelling

Table 5

Water content in different areas (unit: %).

Sample number	Distribution area						Bottom layer	Average value	Range
	1	2	3	4	5	6
1#	11.20	11.86	12.43	12.29	13.00	12.69	15.21	14.51	4.01
2#	25.78	24.26	34.89	33.23	29.02	14.40	24.96	25.70	20.5
3#	32.70	31.35	29.74	27.34	29.67	—	27.35	28.60	5.36
4#	16.70	14.08	15.63	14.81	17.14	—	15.25	15.36	3.06
5#	27.40	26.49	35.20	32.03	31.60	—	31.62	31.46	8.71
6#	28.40	8.53	20.74	29.14	27.16	39.73	5.35	9.70	34.4
7#	12.97	11.33	9.14	11.49	11.78	10.62	8.69	9.32	4.28