Research Article
Experimental Investigations on Pullout Behavior of HDPE Geogrid under Static and Dynamic Loading
Table 2
Physical properties of coarse sand used in the study.
| Parameter | Value |
| Effective size, D10 (mm) | 0.16 | D30 (mm) | 0.49 | D60 (mm) | 1.1 | Average particle size, D50 (mm) | 0.79 | Particle diameter corresponding to 85% finer , D85 (mm) | 2.1 | Maximum particle size, Dmax (mm) | 10 | Coefficient of uniformity, Cu | 6.88 | Coefficient of curvature, Cc | 1.36 | Specific gravity, Gs | 2.65 | Maximum dry unit weight, γdmax (kN/m3) | 1.83 | Minimum dry unit weight, γdmin (kN/m3) | 1.42 | Internal friction angle, φ (°), at Dr of 45% | 26.5 |
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