BUILDING ON EXPANSIVE SOIL?
Dec 19, 2019
2 minutes
MASON REED
New Zealand has an interesting and mixed geological history, which has resulted in a wide variety of soil types throughout the country, with different engineering characteristics. Some of our soils contain “active” clay minerals, which means that they are capable of swelling and shrinking, by taking in water or losing water. In New Zealand these types of soils are defined as “expansive” soils.
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