Research Article

A Study on the Durability of Dispersive Soils Improved by Alum in Western Jilin Province of China

Table 3

The results of soil sample dispersibility determination.

Double hydrometer testPinhole testCrumb testPercentage of exchangeable sodium ion test
Dispersion (%)Water head (mm)Duration (min)End pinhole (mm)ESP (%)

77.525051.9Disintegrated in 2 min; an easily visible cloud of suspended colloids29.8