Estimation of Shrink / Swell Potential and Variability of Clays by Small-Scale Suction Tests

dc.contributor.author	Stott, P.R.
dc.contributor.author	Theron, E.
dc.date.accessioned	2018-09-05T13:45:14Z
dc.date.available	2018-09-05T13:45:14Z
dc.date.issued	2017
dc.description	Published Article	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The relationship between suction and water content gives crucial information about a soil. Small projects like economic housing do not warrant the time and cost of determining the full soil water suction curve. A considerable range of soil suctions can easily be achieved within a reasonably short time by using small samples, simple suction control and a high precision balance. It appears that in this way it may be possible to estimate heave potential and variability of soil properties at reasonable cost in an acceptable time. Variability assessment appears to be of great value and may offer significant potential for improving the reliability of foundation design on shrink/swell soils.	en_US
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dc.identifier.issn	0046-5828
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11462/1679
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	SEAGS & AGSSEA: Geotechnical Engineering Journal	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Vol. 48;No. 2
dc.subject	Soil suction	en_US
dc.subject	Expansive clay	en_US
dc.subject	Shrink/swell	en_US
dc.subject	Heave potential	en_US
dc.subject	Soil variability	en_US
dc.title	Estimation of Shrink / Swell Potential and Variability of Clays by Small-Scale Suction Tests	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US

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