Research Article
Collapsibility of Gypseous Soil Treated with Pectin-Biopolymer through Leaching
Table 5
The collapse potential of samples before and after pectin treatment during the leaching process.
| Pectin (%) | Collapse potential (CP %) | Soil 1 | Soil 2 | Soil 3 | Soil 4 | Min | Max | Min | Max | Min | Max | Min | Max |
| 0 | 1.77 | 1.94 | 3.29 | 3.87 | 5.42 | 6.94 | 7.72 | 9.6 | 0.5 | 1.04 | 1.24 | 2.41 | 3.14 | 3.99 | 4.87 | 4.31 | 5.6 | 1 | 0.77 | 0.94 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.63 | 3.11 | 3.51 | 4.11 | 2 | 0.665 | 0.76 | 1.2 | 1.45 | 2.06 | 2.44 | 2.57 | 2.93 |
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