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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299375003321

Titolo

Advances in Characterization and Analysis of Expansive Soils and Rocks : Proceedings of the 1st GeoMEast International Congress and Exhibition, Egypt 2017 on Sustainable Civil Infrastructures / / edited by Laureano R. Hoyos, John McCartney

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-61931-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (222 pages) : illustrations, tables

Collana

Sustainable Civil Infrastructures, , 2366-3413

Disciplina

631.40287

Soggetti

Geotechnical engineering

Engineering geology

Buildings - Design and construction

Engineering design

Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences

Geoengineering

Building Construction and Design

Engineering Design

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

1 Influence of chemical additives and flyash on the swelling and bearing resistance of expansive subgrade -- 2 characterization of unsaturated shrink-swell soils properties in Egypt -- 3 strength property of expansive soils treated with bagasse ash and lime -- 4 stabilization of an expansive soil using alkali activated fly ash based geopolymer -- 5 determination of shrinkage properties of clayey soils by the image analysis technique. .

Sommario/riassunto

This volume includes a collection of technical papers covering two important research topics in geotechnical engineering: (1) the behavior and treatment of expansive soils, and (2) the characterization of rock properties. The twelve studies on expansive soils include investigations into novel stabilization techniques for expansive soils using different



admixtures or mechanical consolidation techniques, as well as new experimental approaches to evaluate the behavior of expansive soils. They also include an evaluation of wetting boundary conditions on the volume change of expansive soils, as well as the role of hydrologic boundary conditions in arid climates. The four studies on rock properties include thermo-hydro-mechanical behavior of gypsum rock, role of rock strength in blastability, indirect methods to estimate rock strength, and variations in isotope distributions in Permian rocks. The two broad themes in this collection, as summarized above, are representative of local challenges facing geotechnical engineers in the Middle East, but their contributions can also be extended to other regions of the world. This volume is part of the proceedings of the 1st GeoMEast International Congress and Exhibition on Sustainable Civil Infrastructures, Egypt 2017.