Research Article
Geotechnical Investigation and Microanalysis of Black Cotton Soil Amended with Guar Gum and Polyethylene Terephlate Fibre
Table 6
Consolidation characteristics of soil-guar-PET mixtures.
| | Sl. no. | Sample | Void ratio | Coefficient of permeability (cm/sec) | Coefficient of consolidation (cm2/min) | Compression index |
| | 1 | Virgin soil | 0.563 | 4.70 × 10−7 | 0.0409 | 0.083 | | 2 | Soil + 0.5% GG | 0.132 | 2.13 × 10−7 | 0.0275 | 0.019 | | 3 | Soil + 0.5% GG + 1.6% PET fibre | 0.177 | 1.39 × 10−8 | 0.0210 | 0.069 |
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