LABORATORY AND FIELD TESTS ON AN UNSATURATED EXPANSIVE CLAY

Laboratory and field tests were performed on an unsaturated expansive clay in the Metropolitan Region of Recife, Brazil. The experimental research carried out involved soil characterization, influence of climatic factors, instrumentation measurements and soil suction. Seasonal ground movements observations obtained over a period of four years are presented, together with water content and soil suction determinations. Laboratory and field tests including in situ shrink/swell measurements under well-controlled conditions are essential to understand the behavior of unsaturated expansive clays. The soil suction parameter allows a best ability to represent the field conditions. (A) For the covering abstract see IRRD 881647.

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  AA Balkema

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• Authors:
  • JUCA, JET
  • JUSTINO DA SILVA, J M
  • GUSMAO FILHO, J A
  • BASTOS, E G
• Conference:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON UNSATURATED SOILS/UNSAT '95/PARIS/FRANCE/6-8 SEPTEMBER 1995. VOLUME 2
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 877-84

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Clay; Conferences; Field tests; Measuring instruments; Moisture content; Percent saturation; Shrinkage; Soil suction; Soils; Swelling soils; Weather
• Uncontrolled Terms: Increase
• ITRD Terms: 6155: Apparatus (measuring); 4177: Clay; 8525: Conference; 5907: Degree of saturation (mater); 6226: In situ; 9032: Increase; 5920: Moisture content; 4743: Shrinkage; 4156: Soil; 5771: Suction; 5203: Swelling (soil); 2545: Weather
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Geotechnology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00729150
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 90-5410-583-6
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Dec 12 1996 12:00AM