Microscopic Bearing Behavior of Horizontally Loaded Vertical Plate Anchors in Sandy Soil

Table 1

Physical properties of sand.

Particle specific gravity Gs	Maximum dry density ρdmax (g/cm^3)	Minimum dry density ρdmin (g/cm^3)	Maximum porosity emax	Minimum porosity emin	The average particle size d50 (mm)
2.643	1.74	1.43	0.848	0.519	0.34
Coefficient of nonuniformity Cu	The curvature coefficient Cc	Relative density Dr (%)	Angle of internal friction φ (°)	Void ratio e	Density ρ (kg/m3)
1.542	1.104	23∼32	30.2	0.823	1450