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Table 2 Summary of the degree of lime-to-carbonation conversion as evaluated by the different methods, plus collapse potential values of manufactured samples

From: A simple laboratory method to simulate calcite-bonded loose-structured soil samples for collapsibility study

Degree of lime-to-calcium carbonate conversion (%)

Collapse potential (%)

Sample

Calculated mass gain (CMG)

Experimental yield (EY)

Leco yield (LEY)

TGA yield (TGAEY)

A1

99±1.5

101.7

111.9

20.2±0.33

A2

99±0.3

93.3

96.4

1.3±0.09

A3

98±0.3

86.2

89.8

0.2±0.04

B1

100±0.7

98.1

-

18.8±0.49

B2

99±0.7

91.8

-

0.8±0.17

B3

99±0.3

92.9

-

0.1±0.14

C1

99±0.9

98.7

108.2

17.0±0.19

C2

100±0.5

91.5

100.3

0.4±0.01

C3

99±0.2

89.9

94.7

0.1±0.02