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Research Progress on Expansive Soil Cracks under Changing Environment [PDF]
The Scientific World Journal, 2014 Engineering problems shunned previously rise to the surface gradually with the activities of reforming the natural world in depth, the problem of expansive soil crack under the changing environment becoming a control factor of expansive soil slope ...
Bei-xiao Shi +2 more
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Stabilization of Expansive Soil with Polyvinyl Alcohol and Potassium Carbonate
Advances in Civil Engineering, 2019 Expansive soils have great volume change potentials with water content changes, which is problematic to facilities. Great efforts have been spent on finding proper methods to stabilize expansive soils, but these stabilizers all had limitations.
Fuhai Zhang, Lei Zhang, Wangxi Hong
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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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Soil-water chemical tests and action mechanism of acid rain infiltration into expansive soil
Yantu gongcheng xuebao, 2022 It is very important to clarify the mechanism of soil-water chemical interaction between acid rain and expansive soil for studying the deterioration mechanism of performance of shallow expansive soil and slope stability in acid rain areas. Therefore, the
CHANG Jin 1, 2, YANG He-ping 3, XIAO Jie 3, XU Yong-fu 1
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, 2021 13 Expansive soils are problematic soils which pose a risk to the safety of civil engineering 14 structures. These soils can be treated by compaction or by adding additives to the soil.
Abbey, Samuel J +3 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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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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Influence of Vetiver Root System on Mechanical Performance of Expansive Soil: Experimental Studies
Advances in Civil Engineering, 2020 In order to study the influence of the vetiver root system on the swelling characteristics and crack resistance of expansive soil, vetiver grass root growth and its vertical distribution were investigated by the cultivation test and observation.
Guiyao Wang +4 more
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Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 2020 Cohesive non-swelling soil (CNS) cushion technology is widely used to solve swelling deformation problems in expansive soil areas. However, the swelling inhibition mechanism is still not fully understood. In this study, the inhibition effect on expansive
Hailin Yao +6 more
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