REVIEW OF EXPANSIVE SOILS

It has been estimated that the annual cost of damage from expansive soils in the United States alone is $2.3 billion. Of the three most prominent clay minerals--illite, bailinite, montmorillonite--the latter constitutes the most expansive type of clay soil. The current design practice for construction in expansive clay subsoil starts with a study of the site to determine the soil's characteristics. The appropriate correction action may include stabilization by chemical means, presaturation, compaction, and the design of engineered-type foundations, such as pier and grade-beam, and reinforced slabs. The relative cost of alternative designs should be evaluated in terms of the risks involved.

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• Authors:
  • Gromko, G J
• Publication Date: 1974-6

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 667-687
• Serial:
  • Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • Volume: 100
  • Issue Number: GT6
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 1090-0241
  • Serial URL: http://ojps.aip.org/gto

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Clay minerals; Clay soils; Construction; Design; Foundations; Illites; Kaolinite; Montmorillonite; Soil stabilization; Swelling soils
• Uncontrolled Terms: Stabilization
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00263057
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proc. Paper 10609
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 12 1974 12:00AM