A CASE HISTORY OF EXPANSIVE CLAYSTONE DAMAGE

Over the past 7 yr. nearly $1,000,000 damage has been attributed to expansive soil problems within a square mile tract of rolling hills in Menlo Park, Calif. Residential streets, houses, and swimming pools have been damaged by volume changes or shear deformations of claystone bedrock or clay-rich soils derived from the claystone. Individual case histories of damage and specific characteristics of the expansive claystone are evaluated and preventive measures involving policy and regulation as well as engineering design criteria are suggested. /ASCE/

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• Authors:
  • Meehan, R L
  • Dukes, M T
  • Shires, P O
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 933-948
• Serial:
  • Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • Volume: 101
  • Issue Number: GT9
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 1090-0241
  • Serial URL: http://ojps.aip.org/gto

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bedrock; Case studies; Clay; Clay minerals; Design; Evaluation; Expansive clays; Fracture mechanics; Loss and damage; Prevention; Public policy; Regulations; Residential areas; Safety; Sandstones; Swelling soils
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria
• Old TRIS Terms: Claystones
• Subject Areas: Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Law; Policy; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00127120
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: ASCE #11590 Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 29 1975 12:00AM