Study on Osmotic Consolidation and Hydraulic Conductivity Behavior of an Expansive Soil Inundated with Sodium Chloride Solution

Table 3

Experimental data for sample 2–soil inundated with distilled water and 4M NaCl solution at alternate stages with constant loading of 10 kPa.

Stage no.	Inundated water	Initial reading (mm)	Final reading (mm)	Compression ΔH (mm)	Specimen height (mm)	e	Percentage volume change (%)
1	DW	6.935	6.896	0.039	19.961	0.6100	0.1950
2	SW	6.896	6.729	0.167	19.794	0.5965	0.8366
3	DW	6.729	6.689	0.04	19.754	0.5933	0.2021
4	SW	6.689	6.6	0.089	19.665	0.5861	0.4505
5	DW	6.6	6.549	0.051	19.614	0.5820	0.2593
6	SW	6.549	6.465	0.084	19.53	0.5752	0.4283
7	DW	6.465	6.426	0.039	19.491	0.5721	0.1997
8	SW	6.426	6.325	0.101	19.39	0.5639	0.5182