Research Article
Excellent Performance of Earth Dams under Resonance Motion Using Isolator Damping Layer
Table 1
Characteristics of the laterite soil.
| | Physical properties | Value |
| | Specific gravity | 2.40 | | Liquid limit, LL (%) | 75 | | Plastic limit, PL (%) | 41 | | Plasticity index, PI (%) | 34 | | BS classification | MH | | Maximum dry density (g cm−3) | 1.33 | | Optimum moisture content (%) | 35 | | Unconfined compressive strength (KPa) | 306.26 | | Cohesion (KPa) | 25.18 | | Angle of internal friction (degree) | 30.00 | | Modulus elasticity (KPa) | 15283.72 | | Coefficient of volume compressibility (mv, m2/MN) | 0.1055 | | Coefficient of consolidation (cv, m2/yr) | 44.16 | | Permeability (cm/seconds) | |
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