Expansive soil

General

characteristics of welling soils

Clay mineralogy and mechanism of swelling
Definition of some parameters
Evaluation of the swelling potential of expansive
sois by single index method (Chen, 1988)
Clasification of swelling soils by indirect
measurement
Swelling pressure by direct measurement
Effect of initial moisture content and initial dry
density on swelling pressure
Estimating the magnitude of swelling
Design of foundations in expansive soil
Elimination of swelling

Distribution of Expansive
Soil

General characteristics of
welling soils

Clay mineralogy and mechanism

of swelling

Definition of some parameters

Evaluation of the swelling potential of expansive

sois by single index method (Chen, 1988)

Clasification of Swelling Soil by

Indirect Measurement

Swelling Pressure by Direct

Measurement

Effect of Initial Moisture Content and

Initial Dry Density of Swelling Pressure

Estimating The Magnitude of

Swelling

Design of Foundation in Swelling

Soil

Drilled Pier Foundations in

Expansive Soil

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Example

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