Research Article

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

Table 5

Experimental data for sample 4–soil inundated with 4M NaCl solution and distilled water at the alternate stage of incremental loading.

Stage no.Applied pressureCompression ΔH(mm)ede (cm2/kg) (cm2/kg) (cm2/min)k (cm/sec) (cm2/kg)
P (kg/cm2)

10.10.0340.6100.0030.040.030.0189.30E 090.030
20.20.0550.6060.0040.1256.33E 08
30.40.2910.5830.0230.0643.24E 08
40.8000.2440.5630.0200.0261.30E 08
51.6000.1840.5480.0150.0552.77E 08
63.2000.1660.5350.0130.0063.13E 09
76.4000.1820.5200.0150.0168.35E 09
812.8000.2520.5000.0200.0221.12E 08