ASSESSVENTS OF THE HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVTY FOR PREDICTING THE SWELLING CHARACTERISTICS OF COVPACTED EXPANSIVE SOILS


GÜNEYLİ H.

ACTA GEOTECHNICA SLOVENICA, vol.14, no.1, pp.10-27, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 14 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Journal Name: ACTA GEOTECHNICA SLOVENICA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.10-27
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The swelling behaviour of expansive soils is significant in geotechnical engineering since it causes severe damage to civil structures. The swelling characteristics need to be well known for satisfactorily safe and economic engineering designs. A direct determination of the swelling characteristics requires considerable time and money, involving serious experimental effort. Alternatively, several indirect estimation techniques developed using empirical regression models available in literature are widely used in practice. These empirical estimation techniques have generally been assessed as a function of the soil properties, i.e., consistency limits, density, moisture content, clay fraction and type, and cation-exchange capacity.