Research Article

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

Table 7

Pinhole test results.

The number of freeze-thaw cyclesWithout alumDispersion identificationWith alumDispersion identification
Water turbidityEnd pinhole diameter (mm)Water turbidityEnd pinhole diameter (mm)

0Turbid1.8DispersiveClear1.0Nondispersive
1Turbid1.6DispersiveClear1.0Nondispersive
3Very cloudy2.0Highly dispersiveClear1.0Nondispersive
5Turbid1.7DispersiveClear1.0Nondispersive
7Very cloudy2.0Highly dispersiveClear1.0Nondispersive
9Very cloudy2.0Highly dispersiveClear1.0Nondispersive
10Very cloudy2.0Highly dispersiveClear1.0Nondispersive
15Very cloudy2.0Highly dispersiveClear1.0Nondispersive
20Very cloudy2.0Highly dispersiveClear1.0Nondispersive