Experimental investigation of the volume change of a swelling clay and its improvement

AN Yazdi, A Akhtarpour, MM Abdalhusein… - Transportation …, 2024 - Springer
Swelling soils absorb moisture and reduce matric suction. When exposed to water, the
refinery's swelling soils stretched and ruptured the gas wells' rotting casing pipes. Thus, this …

Reliability of Soil Water Characteristics Curve under Different Normal Stresses for Unsaturated Sand

MM Abdalhusein, MS Mahmood… - BIO Web of …, 2024 - bio-conferences.org
The soil water characteristics curve (SWCC) demonstrates a link between soil moisture
content and suction. The SWCC is almost treated as an index parameter in unsaturated soil …

[PDF][PDF] Mechanical Behavior of Pre-Test-Curing Nanoclay-Treated Gypseous Sand

SA Aldarraji, N Ganjian… - BIO Web of Conferences, 2024 - bio-conferences.org
This work investigates the effect of pre-test curing at various durations on the stress-
settlement of gypseous sand soil treated with varying percentages of nanoclay. The tests are …

[PDF][PDF] Hydraulic characteristics of gypseous sand soil using modeled oedometer cell

H Saeed, MS Mahmood - BIO Web of Conferences, 2024 - bio-conferences.org
The current study investigates the permeability of the sand soil using a modified Odometer
cell with a constant head connected to a data logger and computer software. The soil …

[PDF][PDF] Interaction of Curing and Soaking on Collapse Potential of Nanoclay-Treated Soil

S Aldarraji, N Ganjian - Journal of Engineering and Sustainable …, 2024 - iasj.net
Whenever collapsible soils occur, whether by natural processes or human activities, they
pose serious engineering and geotechnical issues [1]. The effects of the rains were minimal …