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Table 2.

Material parameters for carbonate and silica sand

Parameter	Units	Value
Parameter	Units	Carbonate sand	Silica sand
Minimum void ratio, $e_{\min}$	—	0·986	0·499*
Maximum void ratio, $e_{\max}$	—	1·404	0·777*
Critical state friction angle ${ϕ′}_{cs}^{}$	degrees	35	32·7
Specific gravity, $G_{s}$	—	2·74	2·67
Mean particle size, $d_{50}$	mm	0·22	0·18
Carbonate content	—	90%	—

Parameter	Units	Value
Parameter	Units	Carbonate sand	Silica sand
Minimum void ratio, $e_{\min}$	—	0·986	0·499*
Maximum void ratio, $e_{\max}$	—	1·404	0·777*
Critical state friction angle ${ϕ′}_{cs}^{}$	degrees	35	32·7
Specific gravity, $G_{s}$	—	2·74	2·67
Mean particle size, $d_{50}$	mm	0·22	0·18
Carbonate content	—	90%	—

*Chow et al. (2019).