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Table 6 Plasticity index and swelling potential (Peck et al. 1974; Bowles 1996)

From: Effect of climate change on earthworks of infrastructure: statistical evaluation of the cause of dike pavement cracks

Plasticity Index (Ip)

Swelling potential

Percentage of samples [%]

 < 15

Low

0.0

10–35

Medium

45.6

20–35

High

42.1

 > 35

Very high

54.4