Table 2

Deduced values of coefficients c and d in Equation 5 for RE testing of remoulded fine-grained soils

Coefficientv: mm/minReferenceComment
cd
1·64·3Not reportedWhyte (1982) One low-plasticity soil investigated (wL(cup) = 32·5%, wP = 16·5%)
0·55·8Not reportedMedhat and Whyte (1986) Flixton Clay material
2·87 (σ = 0·94)3·93 (σ = 1·16)3Kayabali (2011a) Sixty different fine-grained soils and assuming su(PL) = 160 kPa
0·0984·5082Verástegui-Flores and Di Emidio (2014) Kaolin clay at its BS wL(FC) value
−0·0985·1184
−0·4415·7816
0·1475·7818

Data entries in italics were computed as part of the present investigation from data reported in these studies

wL(cup) and wL(FC), water contents at Casagrande-cup and FC LLs, respectively

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