Research Article
A Study on the Effects of Plastic Waste Strips and Lime on Strength Characteristics of Expansive Soil
Table 1
Engineering properties of the soil sample.
| | Soil property | Value | Standard specification |
| | Coarse percentage | 4.6% | ASTM D2487 | | Fine percentage | 95.4% | ASTM D2487 | | Liquid limit (LL) | 72% | ASTM D4318 | | Plastic limits (PI) | 36% | | Free swell | 103% | ASTM D 4546 | | Maximum dry density (MDD) | 1.486 g/cm3 | ASTM D 698 | | Optimum moisture content (OMC) | 27% | | USCS classification | CH | ASTM D2487 | | Classification based on LL | Clay, high plasticity |
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