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. 2020 Sep 29;8:e10064. doi: 10.7717/peerj.10064

Table 2. Generalized equivalent confining pressure (GECP) of Indigofera amblyantha roots in the reinforced soil.

Confining pressure (kPa) Root content (%) CD CU UU
HR VR CR HR VR CR HR VR CR
50 0.25 3.61 11.23 21.01 1.61 6.35 13.72 −3.97 −4.10 −4.14
0.50 16.13 24.66 39.01 8.56 24.03 29.26 −2.90 −1.87 −1.26
0.75 38.07 56.18 54.57 21.26 35.17 52.14 −0.03 −1.68 5.69
100 0.25 6.75 14.06 26.11 3.36 8.10 13.65 −4.93 −4.32 −5.78
0.50 22.68 29.45 52.80 10.69 27.71 34.50 −2.99 −3.74 −0.70
0.75 55.50 78.30 83.08 28.55 45.54 68.28 −1.15 −0.13 6.31
150 0.25 9.26 16.87 30.75 6.30 7.92 13.29 −8.89 −4.89 −7.29
0.50 28.92 33.91 67.05 12.34 31.30 40.10 −3.07 −4.59 0.41
0.75 73.45 101.03 106.83 35.09 54.89 81.50 −2.08 5.05 6.75

Notes.

CD
consolidation drained condition
CU
consolidation undrained condition
UU
unconsolidated undrained condition
HR
horizontal root
VR
vertical root
CR
complex root