GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTIES OF THE BIU BLACK COTTON SOIL
The paper presents the laboratory and field test results carried out on the black cotton soil section of a proposed road between Biu and Maiduguri in north eastern Nigeria. The test results are examined and the inter-relationship between such rapid tests as linear shrinkage, free swell and other long established soil parameters such as Atterberg limits, group index are established for this expansive soil. Equations are given for predicting free swell and linear shrinkage from index properties for this soil. (TRRL)
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Supplemental Notes:
- Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Volume 3, Stockholm.
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Corporate Authors:
AA Balkema
P.O. Box 1675
Rotterdam, Netherlands BR-3000 -
Authors:
- Jackson, J O
- Conference:
- Publication Date: 1981
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References;
- Pagination: p. 641-644
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Atterberg limits; Black cotton soils; Conferences; Field tests; Forecasting; Geotechnical engineering; Index tests; Laboratories; Laboratory tests; Properties of materials; Shrinkage; Soil mechanics; Soils; Swelling; Swelling soils
- Uncontrolled Terms: Soil properties
- Geographic Terms: Nigeria
- Old TRIS Terms: Index properties; Soil shrinkage; Soil swell
- ITRD Terms: 4118: Black cotton soil; 8525: Conference; 6226: In situ; 6237: Laboratory (not an organization); 8081: Nigeria; 5925: Properties; 4743: Shrinkage; 5755: Soil mechanics; 5203: Swelling (soil)
- Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00370166
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
- Files: ITRD, TRIS
- Created Date: Mar 31 1983 12:00AM