Expansive Soils. Recent Advances in Characterization and Treatment
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Author(s): A. Ali Al-Rawas et al.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 0415396816
Format: hardback
526pp
Price: £99.00
Review Date: 21 August 2006
Review: Expansive soils are a problem, causing damage to buildings roads and other structures throughout the world. These soils occur particularly in arid and semi-arid regions, and this book gives coverage of the recent advances in the characteristics and treatment of expansive soils. There are nine parts: the first covers the nature, identification, and classification of expansive soils. This is followed by sections on: the volume change characteristics and swelling potential assessment; advanced techniques for swelling potential assessment; field measurements of soil-swelling potential and suction; lime stabilization, cement stabilization and other treatment methods; and a look at the performance of engineering structures built on expansive soils.