| Material | Swell/Bulking % | Shrink % | Source |
|---|
| Adobe | 35 | -10 | Church (1981) |
| Andesite | 67 | 43 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Andesite | 67 | 33 | Church (1981) |
| Ashes, Coal | 33 | -50 | Church (1981) |
| Basalt | 64 | 36 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Basalt | 64 | 36 | Church (1981) |
| Basalt | 60 | 35 | Quality Control In Earthwork Operations |
| Basalt | 64 | 36 | Durham University Community |
| Breccia | 33 | 27 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Breccia | 33 | 27 | Church (1981) |
| Caliche | 16 | -25 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Caliche | 16 | -25 | Church (1981) |
| Chalk | 50 | 33 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Chalk | 50 | 33 | Church (1981) |
| Chalk | 50 | -3 | Durham University Community |
| Cinders | 33 | -10 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Cinders | 33 | -10 | Church (1981) |
| Clay (High Pi) | 40 | -11 | Durham University Community |
| Clay Damp | 67 | -10 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Clay, Damp | 40 | -10 | Church (1981) |
| Clay, Damp | 40 | -10 | Quality Control In Earthwork Operations |
| Clay, Dry | 50 | -10 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Clay, Dry | 35 | -10 | Church (1981) |
| Clay, Dry | 35 | -10 | Quality Control In Earthwork Operations |
| Clayey Silt or Clay | 30 | -10 | BCFS 1995 |
| Clayey Silt Or Clay | 30 | -9 | BCFS 1995 |
| Clean sand | 12 | -5 | BCFS 1995 |
| Common Sand | 25 | -10 | BCFS 1995 |
| Concrete, Cinder | 72 | 33 | Church (1981) |
| Concrete, Cyclopean | 72 | 33 | Church (1981) |
| Concrete, Stone | 72 | 33 | Church (1981) |
| Concrete, Stone | 72 | 33 | Church (1981) |
| Conglomerate | 33 | -8 | Church (1981) |
| Decomposed Rock 25%R 75%E | 43 | -9 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Decomposed Rock 25%R 75%E | 26 | -8 | Church (1981) |
| Decomposed Rock 50%R 50%E | 38 | -6 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Decomposed Rock 50%R 50%E | 29 | -5 | Church (1981) |
| Decomposed Rock 75%R 25%E | 31 | 12 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Decomposed Rock 75%R 25%E | 25 | -12 | Church (1981) |
| Dense Clay | 33 to 40 | -25 | Earth Moving Fundamentals |
| Diabase | 67 | 33 | Church (1981) |
| Diorite | 67 | 43 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Diorite | 67 | 33 | Church (1981) |
| Dolomite | 67 | 43 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Dolomite | 67 | 43 | Church (1981) |
| Earth Rock Mix, 25%R 75%E | 25 | 12 | Church (1981) |
| Earth Rock Mix, 50%R 50%E | 29 | -5 | Church (1981) |
| Earth Rock Mix, 75%R 25%E | 26 | -8 | Church (1981) |
| Earth, Common | 25 | -20 | Earth Moving Fundamentals |
| Earth, Loam Damp | 40 | -4 | Church (1981) |
| Earth, Loam Dry | 50 | -12 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Earth, Loam Dry | 35 | -12 | Church (1981) |
| Earth, Loam Wet Mudud | 0 | -20 | Church (1981) |
| Earth, Loam, Damp | 43 | -4 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Earth, Loam, Wet, Mud | 0 | -20 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Feldspar | 67 | 43 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Feldspar | 67 | 33 | Church (1981) |
| Felsite | 67 | 33 | Church (1981) |
| Gabbro | 67 | 43 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Gabbro | 67 | 33 | Church (1981) |
| Gneiss | 67 | 43 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Gneiss | 67 | 33 | Church (1981) |
| Gob, Mining Refuse | 0 | -20 | Church (1981) |
| Granite | 72 | 43 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Granite | 72 | 33 | Church (1981) |
| Granite | 72 | 33 | Durham University Community |
| Granite | 72 | 28 | Alaska Dot, 1983 |
| Gravel | 5 | -3 | Durham University Community |
| Gravel, Average Graduation, Dry | 15 | -7 | Church (1981) |
| Gravel, Average Graduation, Wet | 5 | -3 | Church (1981) |
| Gravel, Dry | 15 | -7 | Quality Control In Earthwork Operations |
| Gravel, Dry, Average Graduation | 20 | -8 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Gravel, Dry, Uniformly Graded | 10 | -5 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Gravel, Dry, Well Graded | 33 | -11 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Gravel, Pit Run | 8 | -4 | Quality Control In Earthwork Operations |
| Gravel, Sandy | 5 | -7 | Alaska Dot, 1983 |
| Gravel, Wet | 5 | -3 | Quality Control In Earthwork Operations |
| Gravel, Wet, Average Graduation | 10 | -2 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Gravel, Wet, Uniformly Graded | 5 | -5 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Gravel, Wet, Well Graded | 16 | -1 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Gumbo, Dry | 50 | -10 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Gumbo, Dry | 50 | -10 | Church (1981) |
| Gumbo, Wet | 67 | -10 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Gumbo, Wet | 67 | -10 | Church (1981) |
| Hard Pan | 25 | 0 | BCFS 1995 |
| Hard Pan | 25 | 0 | BCFS 1995 |
| Ingeous Rocks | 67 | 43 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Limestone | 63 | 36 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Limestone | 63 | 31 | Alaska Dot, 1983 |
| Limestone | 63 | 36 | Church (1981) |
| Limestone | 63 | 36 | Durham University Community |
| Loam and Loamy Sand | 15 to 20 | -17 | Earth Moving Fundamentals |
| Loam, Earth, Damp | 40 | -4 | Church (1981) |
| Loam, Earth, Dry | 35 | -12 | Church (1981) |
| Loam, Earth, Wet, Mud | 0 | -20 | Church (1981) |
| Loess | 35 | -25 | Alaska Dot, 1983 |
| Loess, Dry | 50 | -10 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Loess, Dry | 35 | -10 | Church (1981) |
| Loess, Wet | 67 | -10 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Loess, Wet | 40 | -10 | Church (1981) |
| Marble | 67 | 43 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Marble | 67 | 33 | Church (1981) |
| Marl | 67 | 43 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Marl | 67 | 33 | Church (1981) |
| Masonry, Rubble | 67 | 43 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Masonry, Rubble | 67 | 33 | Church (1981) |
| Mud | 0 | -20 | Church (1981) |
| Mud | 20 | -15 | Quality Control In Earthwork Operations |
| Pavement, Asphalt | 50 | 0 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Pavement, Asphalt | 50 | 0 | Church (1981) |
| Pavement, Brick | 67 | 43 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Pavement, Brick | 67 | 33 | Church (1981) |
| Pavement, Concrete | 67 | 43 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Pavement, Concrete | 67 | 33 | Church (1981) |
| Pavement, Macadam | 67 | 0 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Pavement, Macadam | 67 | 0 | Church (1981) |
| Pavement, Wood Block | 72 | 33 | Church (1981) |
| Porphyry | 67 | 33 | Church (1981) |
| Quartz | 67 | 43 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Quartz | 67 | 33 | Church (1981) |
| Quartzite | 67 | 43 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Quartzite | 67 | 33 | Church (1981) |
| Rhyolite | 67 | 43 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Rhyolite | 67 | 33 | Church (1981) |
| Riprap Rock | 72 | 43 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Riprap Rock, Average | 72 | 43 | Church (1981) |
| Rock/Earth 25%R/75%E | 26 | -8 | Alaska Dot, 1983 |
| Rock/Earth 50%R/50%E | 29 | -5 | Alaska Dot, 1983 |
| Rock/Earth 75%R/25%E | 25 | 12 | Alaska Dot, 1983 |
| Sand | 5 | -12 | Durham University Community |
| Sand | 5 | -11 | Alaska Dot, 1983 |
| Sand Or Gravel, Dry, Clean | 12 to 14 | -12 | Earth Moving Fundamentals |
| Sand Or Gravel, Wet, Clean | 12 to 16 | -14 | Earth Moving Fundamentals |
| Sand, Average Graduation, Dry | 11 | -11 | Church (1981) |
| Sand, Average Graduation,Wet | 5 | -11 | Church (1981) |
| Sand, Clean | 12 | -5 | BCFS 1995 |
| Sand, Common | 25 | -10 | BCFS 1995 |
| Sand, Dry | 11 | -11 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Sand, Dry | 10 | -10 | Quality Control In Earthwork Operations |
| Sand, Wet | 5 | -11 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Sand, Wet | 5 | -10 | Quality Control In Earthwork Operations |
| Sandstone | 61 | 34 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Sandstone | 61 | 34 | Church (1981) |
| Sandstone | 61 | 29 | Alaska Dot, 1983 |
| Sandstone (Cemented) | 61 | 34 | Durham University Community |
| Schist | 67 | 43 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Schist | 67 | 33 | Church (1981) |
| Shale | 79 | 49 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Shale | 36 | -17 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Shale | 50 | 33 | Church (1981) |
| Shale-Siliceous | 40 | 25 | Alaska Dot, 1983 |
| Shales | 50 | 33 | Durham University Community |
| Silt | 35 | -20 | Quality Control In Earthwork Operations |
| Silt | 35 | -17 | Alaska Dot, 1983 |
| Silt | 36 | -17 | Church (1981) |
| Siltstone | 61 | -11 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Siltstone | 45 | 9 | Alaska Dot, 1983 |
| Siltstone | 61 | -11 | Church (1981) |
| Slag, Furnace | 98 | 65 | Church (1981) |
| Slag, Sand | 11 | -11 | Church (1981) |
| Slate | 77 | 43 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Slate | 77 | 33 | Church (1981) |
| Syenite | 67 | 33 | Church (1981) |
| Talc | 67 | 43 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Tale | 67 | 33 | Church (1981) |
| Topsoil | 56 | -26 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Topsoil | 56 | -26 | Church (1981) |
| Topsoil | 55 | -25 | Quality Control In Earthwork Operations |
| Trachyte | 67 | 33 | Church (1981) |
| Trap Rock, Igneous Rocks | 67 | 33 | Church (1981) |
| Trash | | -50 | Church (1981) |
| Tuff | 50 | 33 | (FHWA 2007) |
| Tuff | 50 | 33 | Church (1981) |
