Improvement of swell and dispersive characteristics of problematic soils which are present at
various places in the world is an important topic of research in engineering applications. In …

Generally, expansive soils undergoes significant volumetric deformation, which causes
structural damages to existing infrastructures. Damages due to expansive activities are …

The main purpose of this paper is to describe ways to improve the microstructure of
expansive soil by adding nanomaterials. Mechanical tests were done to explore the …

Tabriz is a large Iranian city and the capital of the East Azerbaijan province. The bed rock of
this city is mainly consisted of marl layers. Marl layers have some outcrops in the northern …

Geotechnical spatial distribution was applied using the geostatistical interpolation approach
to improve the accuracy of spatial prediction of geotechnical data throughout the study area …

Expansive soils are found in many parts of the world and are considered as possible
disasters to engineering structures. Therefore, early identification of these soils by direct …

This study investigates procedures for estimating the empirical relations necessary for
predicting swell pressures from natural deposits of high-, medium-and low-expansive soil …

Most of the problems associated with open cracks in reinforced concrete industrial floors do
not arise from technological indiscipline in the execution or exceeding the permitted floor …

Mapping of soils is essential when quantifying the relation between soils parameters and
risk of swelling subgrades. Numerical mapping of soils areas affected by expansive clay …

Les déformations des sols gonflants sont la cause majeure de nombreux dommages qui
affectent les ouvrages de génie civil. Ces déformations sont étroitement liées aux conditions …