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 |