Test programmes in this study
| Test name | Representative wi: % | wi range: % | ρdi range: Mg/m3 | No. of tests | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swelling pressure test (ps test) | 0 | 0·0–0·5 | 1·13–1·88 | 28 | |
| 7 | 7·0–7·4 | 1·07–1·83 | 20 | ||
| 18 | 17·4–18·0 | 1·11–1·80 | 18 | ||
| 20 | 20·2–20·5 | 1·12–1·70 | 15 | ||
| 33 | 33·3–35·8* | 1·10–1·39 | 8 | ||
| X-ray diffraction test | XRD test | — | 29·4–103 | — | 20 |
| XRD-ps test | 0 | 0 | 1·16–1·70 | 7 | |
| 7 | 6·9–8·4 | 1·04–1·66 | 8 | ||
| Compaction test (pc test) | 0 | 0·5–0·6 | 1·04 | 2 | |
| 8 | 7·7 | 0·96–0·97 | 2 | ||
| 20 | 19·3–21·4 | 0·66–0·72 | 2 | ||
| 25 | 24·7 | 0·75–0·76 | 2 | ||
| Test name | Representative | No. of tests | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swelling pressure test ( | 0 | 0·0–0·5 | 1·13–1·88 | 28 | |
| 7 | 7·0–7·4 | 1·07–1·83 | 20 | ||
| 18 | 17·4–18·0 | 1·11–1·80 | 18 | ||
| 20 | 20·2–20·5 | 1·12–1·70 | 15 | ||
| 33 | 33·3–35·8* | 1·10–1·39 | 8 | ||
| X-ray diffraction test | XRD test | — | 29·4–103 | — | 20 |
| XRD- | 0 | 0 | 1·16–1·70 | 7 | |
| 7 | 6·9–8·4 | 1·04–1·66 | 8 | ||
| Compaction test ( | 0 | 0·5–0·6 | 1·04 | 2 | |
| 8 | 7·7 | 0·96–0·97 | 2 | ||
| 20 | 19·3–21·4 | 0·66–0·72 | 2 | ||
| 25 | 24·7 | 0·75–0·76 | 2 | ||
*wi = 35·8% should be overestimated; it would be close to 33% by reconfirmation (see Fig. 18 and Table 7 for details).
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