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OVERVIEW OF EXPANSIVE SOILS BEHAVIOR BASED ON QUANTITATIVE GEOTECHNICAL INDEX ACHIEVED FROM LABORATORY TESTING

Dobrescu, Cornelia-Florentina, Calarasu, Geol. Elena-Andreea

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Title
OVERVIEW OF EXPANSIVE SOILS BEHAVIOR BASED ON QUANTITATIVE GEOTECHNICAL INDEX ACHIEVED FROM LABORATORY TESTING
Authors
Dobrescu, Cornelia-Florentina, Calarasu, Geol. Elena-Andreea
Proceedings
SGEM International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference EXPO Proceedings; 15th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM2015, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGIES IN GEOLOGY, EXPLORATION AND MINING
Publisher
Stef92 Technology
Year
2015
Pages
495-502
ISSN
1314-2704
ISBN
978-619-7105-32-2
Language
en
Publication type
Conference Paper
Keywords
HydrogeologyEngineering Geology and Geotechnics
References18

  1. Jones D.E. , Holtz W.G., Expansive soils –the hidden disaster, Civil Engineering ASCE, vol. 43 (8), 1973.

  2. Romanian Norm regarding the foundations of constructions built on soils with great shrink-swell activity, NP 126, Romania, 2010.

  3. Snethen R. R., Evaluation of Expedient Methods for Identification and Classification of Potentially Expansive Soils, Proceedings 5 th International Conference on Expansive Soils, Australia, pp. 22-26 , 1984.

  4. Holtz W. G., Gibbs H.J., Engineering properties of expansive clays, Transactions ASCE vol. 121, pp. 641-677, 1956.

  5. Dakshanamurthy V., Raman V., A simple method of identifying an expansive soil. Soils and foundation, Japanese Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, vol. 13 (1), pp. 97 –104, 1973.

  6. Chen F.H., Foundations on expansive soils, Elsevier Publishing, Netherlands , 1975.

  7. Indian Standard IS 1498 :1970, Classification and Identification of soils for general Engineering purposes, Reprint, Bureau of Indian Standards, India, 1987.

  8. Dobrescu C., Calarasu E., Stoica M., Moldoveanu T., Experimental testing for the analysis of a landslide phenomenon in a hillside area from Romania, Advanced Materials Research, Romania, vol. 969, pp. 161-168, 2014.

  9. Niculescu Enache F., Scarlat C.A., Tirtea A. M., Gruin A., Foundation solutions for buildings located in seismic zones, using geosynthetic reinforced granular materials cushions, Proceedings of SGEM, Bulgaria, pp. 149-156, 2013. International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConfenferences SGEM 2015 www.sgem.org

  10. Jones D.E. , Holtz W.G., Expansive soils –the hidden disaster, Civil Engineering ASCE, vol. 43 (8), 1973.

  11. Romanian Norm regarding the foundations of constructions built on soils with great shrink-swell activity, NP 126, Romania, 2010.

  12. Snethen R. R., Evaluation of Expedient Methods for Identification and Classification of Potentially Expansive Soils, Proceedings 5 th International Conference on Expansive Soils, Australia, pp. 22-26 , 1984.

  13. Holtz W. G., Gibbs H.J., Engineering properties of expansive clays, Transactions ASCE vol. 121, pp. 641-677, 1956.

  14. Dakshanamurthy V., Raman V., A simple method of identifying an expansive soil. Soils and foundation, Japanese Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, vol. 13 (1), pp. 97 –104, 1973.

  15. Chen F.H., Foundations on expansive soils, Elsevier Publishing, Netherlands , 1975.

  16. Indian Standard IS 1498 :1970, Classification and Identification of soils for general Engineering purposes, Reprint, Bureau of Indian Standards, India, 1987.

  17. Dobrescu C., Calarasu E., Stoica M., Moldoveanu T., Experimental testing for the analysis of a landslide phenomenon in a hillside area from Romania, Advanced Materials Research, Romania, vol. 969, pp. 161-168, 2014.

  18. Niculescu Enache F., Scarlat C.A., Tirtea A. M., Gruin A., Foundation solutions for buildings located in seismic zones, using geosynthetic reinforced granular materials cushions, Proceedings of SGEM, Bulgaria, pp. 149-156, 2013. International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConfenferences SGEM 2015 www.sgem.org

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