Research Article

Effect of Sand Faction Percentage in Soil Mixture towards Soil Support Power for Dam Construction

Table 1

Soil sample testing result.

No.Sample codeDepth (m)DensityTriaxial UU
MDDOMCMBDJouleCWDensityGs
(Kn/m3)(%)(Kn/m3)(degree)(kPa)%(Kn/m3)

1A.301.401.19037.161.63213.501.6131.941.622.57
2AL.601.00–01.401.19047.281.75316.021.2344.761.582.56
3AL.701.401.16038.091.60220.920.3737.991.592.59
4AL.702.301.16039.581.61916.201.2937.331.682.57
5AL.801.501.28039.851.79016.141.3236.371.692.58
6AL.802.601.25037.271.71610.132.2438.081.742.60
7AL.901.301.20039.461.67410.071.4539.811.682.65
8AL.902.601.25047.521.84419.021.1139.211.642.55
9TP.102.001.31038.391.81312.211.0135.221.672.51
10TP.1-101.00–01.401.33035.351.80017.340.3735.981.702.64
11TP.2-101.00–01.401.25035.471.69315.770.8234.521.712.64
12TP.401.00–01.401.39032.201.8386.111.0732.891.732.44
13TP.4-202.101.32035.781.79217.870.3032.241.702.54
14TP.801.75–02.151.35043.881.9424.260.5648.361.712.55
15TP.901.30–01.701.13044.441.63214.640.8249.241.652.44
16TP.1102.60–03.001.42032.201.87713.800.9443.441.732.42
17TP.11-101.60–02.001.07041.171.51025.400.2240.951.602.48