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. 2019 Sep 3;5(9):e02380. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02380

Table 1.

Soil classification tests results.

Classification Test Results Standard
Grain size distribution % finer than 75μm > 77% AS 1289.3. 6.3 (2003)
Fraction of clay = 50.1 % AS 1289.3.5.1 (2006)
Atterberg Limits LL = 67.0 % AS 1289.3.4.1 (2008)
PI = 37.2 % AS 1289.3.1.1 (2009)
Linear Shrinkage LS = 13.39 % AS 1289.3.2.1 (2009)
X-ray diffraction (XRD) Presence of Smectite minerals
Specific Gravity Gs = 2.67 AS 1289.3. 6.1 (2009)

Note: LL = Liquid limit; PI = Plastic index; LS = Linear shrinkage.