Table 4 The consistency limits (%) and Particle-size distribution of the studied clay samples.
Sample no. | AZ01 | AZ02 | AZ03 | AZ04 | AZ05 | AZ06 | AZ07 | AZ08 | AZ09 | AZ10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Consistency limits (%) | ||||||||||
Liquid limit (LL) | 54.0 | 52.0 | 47.0 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 43.0 | 48.0 | 45.0 |
Plastic limit (PL) | 25.0 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 24.0 | 28.0 | 26.0 |
Plasticity index (PI) | 29.0 | 28.0 | 20.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 20.0 | 19.0 |
Particle-size distribution (%) | ||||||||||
Sand (˃60 µm) | 11.5 | 10.9 | 12.3 | 10.4 | 13.5 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 13.1 | 11.8 | 13.7 |
Silt (2–60 µm) | 26.8 | 34.2 | 30.5 | 32.7 | 38.8 | 31.0 | 33.2 | 34.9 | 33.1 | 31.5 |
Clay (< 2 µm) | 61.7 | 54.9 | 57.2 | 56.9 | 47.7 | 56.1 | 54.6 | 52.0 | 55.1 | 54.8 |
