Physical and Mechanical Properties of Deep Oceanic Sediments Cored from the Bottom of Challenger Deep, Mariana Trench

Table 2

Water content before and after correction.

Groups	1	2	3	4	5	6	Mean value
Water content without considering salt, (%)	201.22	203.85	202.52	199.70	198.46	204.22	201.67
Water content considering salt, (%)	224.71	227.87	226.26	222.87	221.38	228.31	225.23