Mechanical behaviour of unsaturated highly expansive clays

This thesis concerns the mechanical behaviour of unsaturated highly expansive clays. Given the high cost of damage to buildings, structures and roads caused by unexpected ground movements associated with unsaturated highly expansive clays and the increasing use of compacted expansive clays for engin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sharma, Radhey Shyam
Other Authors: Wheeler, Simon : Houlsby, G. T.
Published: University of Oxford 1998
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.285563