Engineering Geological Characteristics of Shallow Mucky Soil in Taicang Area, Jiangsu Province

• 责任者：Zhang Yun (School of Earth Sciences and Engineering ; Nanjing University ; Nanjing 210093 ; China) ; Xue Yuqun
• 刊名：Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology
• 出版年：2010
• 卷期：37(4)
• 关键词：软土 ; soft clays ; 土力学 ; soil mechanics ; 江苏 ; Jiangsu Province
• 页码：p.43-47
• 图表：10 illus., 1 table, 3 refs.
• 分类号：1702
• issnNo：ISSN1000-3665
• isbnNo：CN11-2202/P

A layer of mucky silty clay distributes extensively at a shallow depth in Taicang area, Jiangsu Province. This soil layer is of high moisture content, high compressibility and low permeability. It has therefore an important function in land subsidence due to the pumpage of shallow groundwater. A series of laboratory tests were performed to investigate the engineering geological properties. The results show that the soil is predominantly of clay minerals such as illite, chlorite, and kaolinite, and illite predominates the clay minerals. .