Title:
Behaviour of saturated expansive soil and control methods
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Publication Information:
Rotterdam : AA Balkema, 1994
ISBN:
9789054102663
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Summary
Summary
Considering the behaviour of saturated expansive soil and control methods, this text covers properties, shear strength, earth pressure behaviour, load bearing aspects, soil improvement and mechanics. It also includes case histories.
Table of Contents
| Part 1 Properties: Conventional and in situ properties |
| Swelling pressure and heave |
| Part 2 Shear strength: Studies |
| Studies with CNS surcharge |
| Part 3 Earth pressure behaviour: Literature on lateral pressure theory on conventional soil system |
| Investigation on MRBC 76 soil for K0 condition |
| Studies on MRBC 37 soil system for K0 condition with additional instrumentation |
| Laterial pressure development under Ka condition |
| Development of mathematical relations based on cohesion concept |
| Lateral pressure under Kp conditions |
| Part 4 Load bearing aspects: With and without CNS and MSM |
| Part 5 Soil improvement |
| Part 6 Mechanics: Guidelines for lining of canals in expansive soil |
| Patr 7 Case histories |
