Soil parameters

Mosul Region

Hamedat Rashidia

Baghdad Region

Karada Jadrea

Basrah Region

Rumaila Hartha

Material model

HS

HS & MC

HS & MC

HS & MC

MC

HS & MC

Unsaturated weight (γunsat), kN/m3

19

19, 20

20,21, 19

18

17.55, 18.7, 19.66

18.6, 19, 19

Saturated weight (γsat), kN/m3

20

23, 24

20, 21, 19

19, 20

17.55, 18.7, 19.66

23, 23.4, 25

Compression index (Cc)

0.126

0.21

0.0156 0.109

0.108

0.191, 0.224

Swelling index (Cs)

0.019

0.022

0.054 0.027

0.0067

0.029, 0.027

Initial void ratio (e)

0.650

0.677

0.647 0.455

0.741

0.8, 0.93

Modulus of elasticity (E), kN/m2

32,500

32,167

32,500

26,833 32,500

32,500

Passion’s ratio (μ')

0.35

0.35

0.37

0.31, 0.28, 0.26

0.36

Cohesion (C), kN/m2

40

0

185.3

38

4, 2, 0

12

Friction angle (ϕ˚)

20

28

33, 38, 41

26

Dilatancy angle (ψ˚)

3, 8, 11

0