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.

ParameterValue

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, Cu6.88
Coefficient of curvature, Cc1.36
Specific gravity, Gs2.65
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