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Buildings, 2023 Expansive soils in the field are typically exposed to cyclic wetting and drying due to climatic fluctuations and subjected to a variety of stress conditions in nature or when used as compacted layers for the construction of hydraulic barriers or waste ...
Ahmed M. Al-Mahbashi +2 more
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Scientific Reports, 2023 New eco-friendly thermal-casting ductile CPNC-concrete and CPNC-mortar materials have been developed without Portland-cement or water-use. It needs three hours for thermal synthesis. It contains 5%, 10% or 15% green natural nanoclay–polymer nanocomposite
Refat El-Sheikhy
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AIP Advances, 2021 Damage to the internal structure of expansive soil under dry–wet cycles is the key factor for engineering damage to expansive soil. The expansive soil in Nanyang, Henan Province, China, is taken as the research object, and the damage characteristics of ...
Zhen Huang +4 more
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Advances in Civil Engineering, 2021 The treatment of expansive soil is always a difficult problem in engineering. Using coal gangue, fly ash, and other solid waste to treat expansive soil has gradually become a new way of energy saving and environmental protection.
Binhui Ma +8 more
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Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2022 Expansive soils have typical expansion and contraction properties. Under the action of dry-wet cycles, the mechanical properties and cracking behaviour of expansive soil change significantly due to repeated expansion and contraction, which results in ...
Zhen Huang +5 more
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Experimental Study on Microstructure of Unsaturated Expansive Soil Improved by MICP Method
Applied Sciences, 2021 The soil water characteristic curve and microstructure evolution of unsaturated expansive soil improved by microorganisms in Nanning, Guangxi were studied by means of filter paper method and scanning electron microscope imaging (SEM). Based on Fredlung &
Xinpei Yu +5 more
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Stabilization of expansive soil with agricultural waste additives: a review
International Journal of Geo-Engineering, 2023 Soil is one of the most important construction materials in the world. It has been effectively exploited for various purposes, such as building social infrastructures, growing agricultural products, and promoting many other important activities that can ...
Frehaileab Admasu Gidebo +2 more
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Buildings, 2023 Expansive soils exhibit detrimental swelling and shrinking characteristics in response to variations in water content, posing a threat to engineering safety.
Jianhu Wei +4 more
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Exploring of new natural Saudi nanoparticles: investigation and characterization
Scientific Reports, 2020 A new natural nanomaterial in Saudi Arabian soil has been explored. It is green nanoclay consisting of two-dimensional nanoparticles with special properties and dimensions.
Refat El-Sheikhy
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Sustainability, 2023 Expansive soils exist in many countries worldwide, and their characteristics make them exceedingly difficult to engineer. Due to its significant swelling and shrinkage characteristics, expansive soil defies many of the stabilization solutions available ...
Ammar N. Alnmr, R. Ray, R. Alsirawan
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