Table 3 Particle size distribution of soil aggregates.
From: Mechanical properties and mechanism of soil treated with nano-aqueous adhesive (NAA)
NAA(%) | Sieving method | Pore size of the sieves | MWD (%) | Aggregates stability index (ASI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ≥ 5 mm | 2–5 mm | 0.5–2 mm | 0.25–0.5 mm |  < 0.25 mm | ||||
0 | Dry | 86.34 ± 0.2 | 6.45 ± 0.1 | 1.53 ± 0.1 | 4.21 ± 0.2 | 1.38 ± 0.1 | 5.88 | 0.1057 |
Wet | 0.20 ± 0.0 | 1.90 ± 0.1 | 22.80 ± 0.2 | 35.00 ± 0.1 | 40.10 ± 0.0 | 0.56 | ||
0.25 | Dry | 87.53 ± 0.1 | 7.99 ± 0.1 | 1.08 ± 0.2 | 2.39 ± 0.1 | 0.99 ± 0.1 | 5.99 | 0.1059 |
Wet | 1.90 ± 0.0 | 5.30 ± 0.1 | 62.30 ± 0.0 | 14.40 ± 0.1 | 16.10 ± 0.2 | 1.17 | ||
0.5 | Dry | 88.10 ± 0.1 | 9.58 ± 0.0 | 0.77 ± 0.1 | 0.20 ± 0.1 | 1.35 ± 0.0 | 6.07 | 0.1125 |
Wet | 68.50 ± 0.2 | 17.40 ± 0.1 | 5.60 ± 0.0 | 1.79 ± 0.1 | 6.71 ± 0.1 | 5.15 | ||
0.75 | Dry | 86.88 ± 0.2 | 8.75 ± 0.0 | 1.49 ± 0.1 | 2.27 ± 0.0 | 0.68 ± 0.1 | 5.98 | 0.1141 |
Wet | 66.20 ± 0.1 | 15.20 ± 0.1 | 13.40 ± 0.0 | 4.00 ± 0.1 | 1.20 ± 0.1 | 5.02 | ||
1 | Dry | 90.86 ± 0.1 | 5.68 ± 0.1 | 1.45 ± 0.0 | 0.58 ± 0.2 | 1.43 ± 0.0 | 6.13 | 0.1088 |
Wet | 30.00 ± 0.1 | 25.80 ± 0.1 | 33.20 ± 0.0 | 9.00 ± 0.1 | 2.00 ± 0.1 | 3.30 | ||
