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Table 3.

Comparison of initial and final void ratios and compression index for vertically and horizontally cut specimens of lightly cemented kaolin at a curing time of 21 days

Initial water content	Cement content: %	Vertically cut			Horizontally cut
Initial water content	Cement content: %	Initial void ratio: e₀	Final void ratio after loading: e	Compression index: C_c	Initial void ratio: e₀	Final void ratio after loading: e	Compression index: C_c
1.5w_L	1	2.133	1.044	0.691	2.025	1.128	0.615
1.5w_L	2	2.243	1.250	0.902	2.258	1.327	0.866
1.5w_L	3	2.370	1.556	0.923	2.289	1.590	0.907
2.0w_L	1	2.380	1.080	0.751	2.355	1.198	0.737
2.0w_L	2	2.846	1.311	1.173	2.895	1.319	1.328
2.0w_L	3	2.873	1.441	1.510	2.874	1.642	1.311

Initial water content	Cement content: %	Vertically cut			Horizontally cut
Initial water content	Cement content: %	Initial void ratio: e₀	Final void ratio after loading: e	Compression index: C_c	Initial void ratio: e₀	Final void ratio after loading: e	Compression index: C_c
1.5w_L	1	2.133	1.044	0.691	2.025	1.128	0.615
1.5w_L	2	2.243	1.250	0.902	2.258	1.327	0.866
1.5w_L	3	2.370	1.556	0.923	2.289	1.590	0.907
2.0w_L	1	2.380	1.080	0.751	2.355	1.198	0.737
2.0w_L	2	2.846	1.311	1.173	2.895	1.319	1.328
2.0w_L	3	2.873	1.441	1.510	2.874	1.642	1.311