Beschreibung
Expansive soils are highly problematic by virtue of their innate capacity to undergo volume changes corresponding to changes in moisture regime. They swell and shrink respectively when water is absorbed in rainy seasons and when water evaporates in summers. As a result, lightly loaded civil engineering infrastructure founded in these soils are severely damaged. Many innovative foundation practices have been suggested for mitigating the problems posed by expansive soils. Some of these techniques are physical and chemical alteration and special foundation techniques in the form of tension-resistant foundations. This monograph presents the efficacy of pond ash treatment of expansive soils in reducing swelling and shrinkage. Further, 4% lime was added to pond ash-clay blends to study the reduction in swell potential and swelling pressure and other important engineering properties of the expansive soil samples.
Autorenporträt
B. R. Phanikumar is a Senior Professor in Civil Engg at VIT, Vellore, India. His research areas are expansive soils and ground improvement. He published about 250 papers in various international journals and conferences. Sana Suri is a Research Student at VIT. She too works in Expansive Soils and has authored a few research papers in the field.
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