Hydraulic Conductivity of Compacted Laterite Treated with Iron Ore Tailings

Table 2

Physical properties of the laterite.

Soil properties	Values
Percentage passing 75 µm sieve	49
Natural moisture content (%)	5
Liquid limit (%)	38
Plastic limit (%)	22
Plasticity index (%)	16
Linear shrinkage (%)	12
Plasticity product	143
Specific gravity	2.4
AASHTO classification	A-6
ASTM classification	CL
Group index	29
Silica-sesquioxide molar ratio of iron and aluminum	1.21