Effect of chemical action on the volume change characteristics of Lake Agassiz clay

The effects of various inorganic chemicals on the volume change characteristics of the expansive clay soil of the Winnipeg area have been investigated. Chloride, sulphate and hydroxide salts were used as immersing solutions for standard one-dimensional consolidation tests. These results were comp...

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Main Author: Smith, John Philip.
Published: 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/5424