Table 1.

Specimen conditions and X-ray diffractometer setting for XRD-ps tests

Test no.wi: %ρdi: Mg/m3wf: %ρdf: Mg/m3X-ray diffractometer setting
XRD-ps_101·2950·71·26Source: parallel Cu Kα beams
Divergence slit (DS): 1 mm
Scattering slits (SS): 1 mm
Receiving slit (RS): 1 mm
Scanning speed: 0·2–1°/min
XRD-ps_201·4045·71·28
XRD-ps_301·5139·91·34
XRD-ps_401·7032·51·43

Note: wi, initial water content; ρdf, initial dry density; wf, final water content; ρdf, final dry density calculated from equilibrium swelling pressure peq.

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