Evaluation of possible swelling potential of soil

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dc.contributor.author Savage, P.F.
dc.date.accessioned 2008-06-17T06:36:39Z
dc.date.available 2008-06-17T06:36:39Z
dc.date.issued 2007-07
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dc.description.abstract Paper presented at the 26th Annual Southern African Transport Conference 9 - 12 July 2007 "The challenges of implementing policy?", CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa. ABSTRACT:A study of the Atterberg Limits of different clays has shown that the ratio of Liquid limit to Plastic limit defines the type of clay present in a soil. This ratio R (or plasticity ratio) is shown to be related exponentially to Skempton’s Activity. The clay fraction within a given soil can now be estimated without any hydrometer analysis. Van der Merwe’s zones of swell potential have been mathematically defined and a chart giving the swell potential of a soil from the value of R and P425 fraction is presented. en
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dc.identifier.citation Savage, PF 2007,'Evaluation of possible swelling potential of soil', Paper presented to the 26th Annual Southern African Transport Conference, South Africa, 9 - 12 July 2007. 6p. en
dc.identifier.isbn 192001702X
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/5947
dc.language eng
dc.language.iso en en
dc.publisher SATC en
dc.relation.ispartof SATC 2007
dc.rights University of Pretoria en
dc.subject Transport policies en
dc.subject Atterberg Limits en
dc.subject Clays en
dc.subject Skempton’s Activity en
dc.subject Hydrometer analysis en
dc.subject.lcsh Transportation -- South Africa -- Congresses en
dc.subject.lcsh Transportation engineering -- South Africa -- Congresses en
dc.subject.lcsh Swelling soils -- South Africa -- Congresses en
dc.subject.lcsh Soil mechanics -- South Africa -- Congresses en
dc.title Evaluation of possible swelling potential of soil en
dc.type Event en


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