Table 1. Index properties and shear strengths from Hole 995A.
| Core, section, interval (cm) | Depth (mbsf) | Water
content (% dry wt) |
Porosity (%) |
Liquid limit | Plastic limit | Liquidity index | Plasticity index | Vane
shear strength (kPa) |
Remolded vane shear strength (kPa) | Sensitivity | Pocket-penetr. shear strength (kPa) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
164S-995A- |
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2H-1, 139-149 |
3.09 |
69.3 |
64.7 |
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3.09 |
63 |
68 |
24 |
0.89 |
44 |
25 |
4 |
6.2 |
22 |
||
7H-1, 37-47 |
49.57 |
87.9 |
70.0 |
55 |
13 |
4.2 |
55 |
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19H-2, 140-150 |
148.48 |
62.5 |
62.3 |
||||||||
148.48 |
60 |
99 |
35 |
0.39 |
64 |
135 |
34 |
4.0 |
120 |
||
31X-1, 110-120 |
253.40 |
52.4 |
58.1 |
130 |
19 |
6.8 |
94 |
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42X-2, 70-80 |
350.80 |
44.5 |
54.1 |
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350.80 |
44 |
83 |
35 |
0.19 |
48 |
>145 |
>230 |
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57X-2, 130-140 |
467.00 |
37.5 |
49.9 |
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66X-4, 125-135 |
546.11 |
50.5 |
57.2 |
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546.11 |
52 |
82 |
40 |
0.29 |
42 |
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80X-1, 75-85 |
666.85 |
39.3 |
51.0 |
Note: Two water-content samples in some intervals show intralayer variability. See also Winters, Chap. 41, this volume.