Research Article
Study on Hygroscopic Swelling and Dehumidification Cracking Characteristics of Expansive Soil under Acid Rain and Cyclic Drying-Wetting
Table 1
Characteristic index of expansive soil.
| Soil name | Proportion (Gs) | Natural moisture content | Liquid limit | Plastic limit | Plasticity index | Particle composition/% | Montmorillonite content (%) | Free expansion rate δef (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | IP | >0.075 mm | [0.005, 0.075] mm | <0.005 mm |
| Baise expansive soil | 2.7 | 20.6 | 56.26 | 21.37 | 34.89 | 0.10 | 52.02 | 47.88 | 16.58 | 82 |
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