Research Article
Effect of Alkali Seepage Erosion on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Laterite
Table 1
Physical and chemical properties of soil samples.
| | Property | Result |
| | Particle specific gravity | 2.70 | | Liquid limit water content (%) | 46.5 | | Plastic limit water content (%) | 22.3 | | Maximum dry density (g/cm3) | 1.61 | | Optimum water content (%) | 21.3 | | Particle composition (%) | >0.075 | 12.2 | | 0.075–0.005 | 55.0 | | <0.005 | 32.8 | | Fe2O3 content (%) | 8.5 | | Al2O3 content (%) | 17.6 | | SiO2 content (%) | 67.3 |
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