Table 6 Statistical summary of physical and mechanical indices of loess-like silty clay in Jinan area.
From: The geological origins and soil properties of loess-like silty clay: a case study in the jinan area
Indicator | Sample size | Distribution range | Mean | Standard deviation | Variance | Coefficient of variation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Moisture content W/\(\%\) | 1011 | 16.1–39 | 25.87 | 2.698 | 7.278 | 0.104 |
Wet density/\(\text{g}/{cm}^{3}\) | 931 | 0.95–2.08 | 1.935 | 0.076 | 0.0058 | 0.039 |
Void ratio | 931 | 0.59–1.12 | 0.773 | 0.107 | 0.0115 | 0.138 |
Saturation/\(\%\) | 931 | 65–100 | 91.62 | 6.149 | 37.81 | 0.067 |
Liquid limit index | 1011 | -0.16–1.07 | 0.427 | 0.1775 | 0.0315 | 0.416 |
Liquid limit/\(\%\) | 1011 | 24.4–44.9 | 33.982 | 3.904 | 15.243 | 0.115 |
Plastic limit/\(\%\) | 1010 | 15.2–35.5 | 20.14 | 2.216 | 4.914 | 0.110 |
Plastic index | 1011 | 5.5–21 | 13.84 | 1.864 | 3.474 | 0.135 |
Compression ratio/\({\text{MPa}}^{-1}\) | 873 | 0.09–0.82 | 0.2445 | 0.31 | 0.0974 | 1.268 |
Bulk modulus/\(\text{MPa}\) | 873 | 2.2–18.6 | 1.857 | 0.316 | 0.10 | 0.170 |
