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 nameProportion (Gs)Natural moisture contentLiquid limitPlastic limitPlasticity indexParticle composition/%Montmorillonite content (%)Free expansion rate δef (%)
(%) (%) (%)IP>0.075 mm[0.005, 0.075] mm<0.005 mm

Baise expansive soil2.720.656.2621.3734.890.1052.0247.8816.5882