Table 4.
Specimens | Material Weight | Water Adsorbed | Unit Weight | Dead Load | Dead Load (Saturated) | Water Retention | |||
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(lb) | (mL) | (lb/ft3) | (kg/m3) | (lb/ft2) | (kg/m2) | (lb/ft2) | (kg/m2) | (%) | |
Column 1 | 2.29 | 270 | 52.40 | 839.30 | 26.20 | 127.91 | 33.02 | 161.21 | 26.04% |
Column 2 | 2.39 | 280 | 54.72 | 876.53 | 27.36 | 133.58 | 34.43 | 168.12 | 25.85% |
Column 3 | 2.42 | 270 | 55.43 | 887.86 | 27.71 | 135.31 | 34.53 | 168.61 | 24.61% |
Average | 2.36 | 273 | 54.18 | 867.89 | 27.09 | 132.27 | 34.00 | 165.98 | 25.50% |
Std Dev. | 0.06 | 4.71 | 1.29 | 20.74 | 0.65 | 3.16 | 0.69 | 3.38 | 0.63% |