Table 6 Consolidated isotropic undrained (CIU) triaxial test results at 14 days of curing.

From: Shear strength, compressibility, and consolidation behaviour of expansive clay soil stabilized with lime and silica fume

Sample type

Curing day (Day)

Confining pressures, σ3 (kPa)

Back pressure (kPa)

Effective confining pressure, σ3’(kPa)

Effective shear stress failure parameter

Excess pore water pressure (kPa)

Completion time for consolidation stage (min)

Maximum deviator stress

Apparent cohesion, c’

Effective friction angle, ϕ’(°)

Axial strain (%)

Corrected deviator stress (kPa)

ECS

14

300

200

100

12.9

31.00

46.03

16.02

11.515

110.73

400

200

200

91.59

35.27

11.418

248.23

600

200

400

150.79

62.05

12.720

540.55

C3L

14

300

200

100

13.6

31.12

43.84

15.99

11.645

134.16

400

200

200

89.33

35.24

11.548

272.04

600

200

400

148.42

62.03

12.850

564.61

C6L

14

300

200

100

14.5

31.26

43.24

15.89

11.366

138.09

400

200

200

88.73

35.14

11.262

276.12

600

200

400

147.81

61.92

12.557

568.19

C9L

14

300

200

100

15.6

31.43

42.63

15.85

11.220

146.93

400

200

200

88.12

23.41

11.124

284.17

600

200

400

147.20

61.88

11.471

576.55

C9L3SF

14

300

200

100

16.4

33.23

38.38

14.86

13.375

174.71

400

200

200

83.87

31.26

12.598

312.27

600

200

400

142.95

58.04

13.762

604.77

C9L6SF

14

300

200

100

16.8

33.58

37.77

13.86

13.535

178.83

400

200

200

83.26

27.16

12.768

316.81

600

200

400

142.35

53.04

13.932

608.18

C9L9SF

14

300

200

100

17.2

33.95

37.17

14.11

13.615

182.95

400

200

200

82.66

29.91

12.848

320.22

600

200

400

141.74

50.09

14.012

612.56