Analysis of the Mineral Compositions of Lateritic Clay in Guangxi and their Influence

Table 1

Physical indices of soil samples [21].

Sample number	Depth/m	Water content/%	Density/(g·cm^−3)	Liquid limit/%	Plastic limit/%	Plastic index	Free swelling rate/%	Line shrinkage rate/%	Volume shrinkage rate/%	Shrinkage coefficient
S-1(Guilin)	2.0 ∼ 4.0	34.9	1.85	70.3	39.8	30.5	35.0	3.52	9.65	0.35
S-2(Liuzhou)	0 ∼ 3.0	42.4	1.78	72.6	45.9	26.7	19.0	4.51	12.54	0.37
S-3(Laibin)	2.0 ∼ 3.0	41.0	1.64	82.0	46.2	35.8	21.5	3.63	17.98	0.34
S-4(Wuming)	0 ∼ 3.0	34.3	1.70	83.0	54.1	28.9	39.0	0.38	3.68	0.21