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Table 1 Soil sample physical properties

From: An experimental approach to microbial carbonate precipitation in improving the engineering properties of sandy soils

Granulometric parameters

Unit

Value

Percentage of medium-grained sand

%

46.40

Percentage of fine-grained sand

%

53.60

Effective grain size, D10

m

0.0018

D30

m

0.0030

D60

m

0.0050

Coefficient of uniformity, Cu

-

2.78

Coefficient of curvature, Cc

-

1.00

Soil class

-

SP

Maximum dry specific gravity

kN/m3

17.06

Minimum dry specific gravity

kN/m3

15.03

Specific gravity

kN/m3

26.80