Research Article
Some Studies on Prestressed Reinforced Granular Beds Overlying Weak Soil
Table 1
Properties of sand used in the model tests.
| Property | Value |
| Specific gravity | 2.61 | Average dry unit weight during model test (KN/m3) | 16.60 | Void ratio during model test | 0.54 | Effective grain size (mm) | 0.50 | (mm) | 1.30 | (mm) | 0.80 | Coefficient of uniformity | 2.60 | Coefficient of curvature | 1.00 | Friction angle | 31.0 | Cohesion (kPa) | 0 | Relative density | 0.86 |
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