Research Article

Modification of Vertical Earth Pressure Formulas for High Fill Cut-and-Cover Tunnels Using Experimental and Numerical Methods

Table 1

Physical property indexes of loess.

Specific gravityNaturalOptimumMaximumPlastic
of soil grainmoisture contentmoisture contentdry densityindex
ω(%)(%)(g/cm3)(%)

2.694.3315.251.9259.47