Study on Osmotic Consolidation and Hydraulic Conductivity Behavior of an Expansive Soil Inundated with Sodium Chloride Solution

Table 1

Index properties of collected soil sample.

S. no.	Properties	Value	IS standards
1	Initial moisture content	11.02%	IS 2720–part 2
2	Consistency limits
	Liquid limit	61%	IS 2720–part 5
	Plastic limit	33%
	Shrinkage limit	17%	IS 2720–part 6
3	Mechanical sieve analysis
	Percentage of gravel	0.05%	IS 2720–part 4
	Percentage of sand	33%
	Percentage of fines	66.95%
4	Specific gravity (Gs)	2.8	IS 2720–part 3
5	Standard proctor compaction test
	Maximum dry density	1.931	IS 2720–part 7
	Optimum moisture content	20%
6	Grain size distribution
	Silt	28.95%	IS 2720–part 4
	Clay	38%
7	Unified soil classification symbol	CH