Cyclic swelling behavior of clays
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A technical paper on the swell-shrink behavior of Jordanian soil concluded that soil showed signs of fatigue after several cycles of wetting and drying. However, it may be possible for soil to exhibit the opposite effect. Furthermore, the soil specimens should have been dried to a moisture content below the shrinkage limit instead of drying them to the same moisture content used during initial compaction.
Publication Name: Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 1090-0241
Year: 1997
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Slope failures in tertiary expansive OC clays
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Different types of failures are examined for excavated slopes in clay soils. These include surficial failures, degree of slope-face weathering prior to excavation, desiccation cracking and slaking due to drying and wetting, and seepage parallel to the slope.
Publication Name: Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 1090-0241
Year: 1999
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