Expansion reduction of clayey soils through Surcharge application and Lime Treatment

Expansive clayey soils produce heaving and cracking of floor slabs and walls. Expansive soils owe their characteristics to the presence of swelling clay minerals. This soil expands and contracts due to changes in the moisture content of the soil. In this study the surcharge required to counteract so...

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Main Authors: T. López-Lara, J.B. Hernández-Zaragoza, J. Horta-Rangel, E. Rojas-González, S. López-Ayala, V.M. Castaño
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:Case Studies in Construction Materials
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214509516300705