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Table 1 Friction coefficient (µ) results determined at different values of relative humidity (RH)

From: Effects of humidity and interlayer cations on the frictional strength of montmorillonite

Experiment number

Sample

RH (%)

µ

HTB473

Na-montmorillonite

10 (± 1)

0.33

HTB471

Na-montmorillonite

30 (± 3)

0.21

HTB475

Na-montmorillonite

50 (± 4)

0.15

HTB461

Na-montmorillonite

70 (± 3)

0.07

HTB477

Na-montmorillonite

93 (± 7)

0.06

HTB507

Ca-montmorillonite

11 (± 1)

0.22

HTB497

Ca-montmorillonite

29 (± 2)

0.15

HTB493

Ca-montmorillonite

50 (± 4)

0.08

HTB500

Ca-montmorillonite

70 (± 5)

0.03

HTB495

Ca-montmorillonite

91 (± 7)

0.04

  1. Frictional coefficient is calculated at shear displacement of 10 mm. All experiments are conducted at normal stress 10 MPa