Research Article

Effects of Cement Treatment on Water Retention Behavior and Collapse Potential of Gypseous Soils: Experimental Investigation and Prediction Models

Table 6

Changes in degree of specimen collapse due to cement treatment (considering ASTM D5333-2003 criteria).

CP (%)Degree of specimen collapseCP (%)Changes in CPDegree of specimen collapseCP (%)Changes in CPDegree of specimen collapseCP (%)Changes in CPDegree of specimen collapse

Cement (%)Pure samples1%3%5%
G13.79Moderate2.2540%Moderate1.0572.3%Slight1.0273%Slight
G27.04Trouble5.1926.2%Trouble2.2967.4%Moderate1.2881.8%Slight