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Soil Parameters Kav And α

The values of Kav and α parameters are automatically calculated according to soil type or they can be entered manually by the user.

Table of Kav and α parameters

Soil type

Kav [kPa]

α [%]

Sand

1000

1.4

Sand clayey

600

3.0

Sand clayey-silty

500

2.8

Sand silty-clayey

700

2.4

Sand silty

800

2.0

Clay

200

6.0

Clay sandy

350

2.4

Clay sandy-silty

300

2.8

Clay silty-sandy

330

3.0

Clay silty

220

4.0

Silt

400

3.0

Silt sandy-clayey

450

2.8

Silt sandy

550

2.2

Silt clayey-sandy

250

3.0

Silt clayey

230

3.4

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