Table 1 Engineering properties of soils at the test site.

From: Quality assessment and quality control of deep soil mixing columns based on a cement-content controlled method

No.

Soil layer name

γ (kN/m3)

Gs

e

w (%)

wl (%)

wp (%)

α1–2 (Mpa−1)

1–2

Silty loam

19.4

2.72

0.75

25.1

31.1

18.6

0.38

3–1

Silty clay loam

18.2

2.73

1.08

37.9

34.9

21

0.61

3–3

Clay

16.0

2.75

1.86

66.8

45.4

25.4

1.90

3–4

Silty loam

19.1

2.72

0.87

30.9

33.0

19.8

0.39

  1. γ unit weight, Gs specific gravity, e void ratio, w natural water content, wl liquid limit, wp plastic limit, α1–2 coefficient of compressibility.