Impact of wetting–drying cycles on swelling behavior of clayey soils modified by silica fume

E Kalkan - Applied clay science, 2011 - Elsevier
Expansive clayey soils contain silicate clay minerals that have the potential for swelling and
shrinkage under changing moisture contents. Cyclic wetting–drying phenomena can cause …

Preparation of scrap tire rubber fiber–silica fume mixtures for modification of clayey soils

E Kalkan - Applied Clay Science, 2013 - Elsevier
This experimental work was performed to investigate the influence of silica fume–scrap tire
rubber fiber mixture inclusion on the geotechnical properties of clayey soils. The natural and …

[HTML][HTML] Modified Kozeny-Carman equation for estimating hydraulic conductivity in nanoscale pores of clayey soils with active surfaces

Y Zhong, A Zhou, J Du, J Teng, S Shen - Journal of Hydrology, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydraulic conductivity is a critical parameter for studying the behavior of clay-water systems.
However, accurately estimating saturated hydraulic conductivity k in clayey soil by using the …

Integrating wheat straw and silica fume as a balanced mechanical ameliorator for expansive soil: a novel agri-industrial waste solution

U Khalid, ZU Rehman, N Ijaz, I Khan… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Resource utilization of agricultural and industrial wastes with minimal screening is highly
desirable in the context of sustainable development and environmental protection. In this …

Influence of silica fume on the desiccation cracks of compacted clayey soils

E Kalkan - Applied clay science, 2009 - Elsevier
Clayey soils containing smectites are widely used for construction of liner and cover systems
to reduce the hydraulic conductivity in geotechnical applications because of their low …

Effects of silica fume on the geotechnical properties of fine-grained soils exposed to freeze and thaw

E Kalkan - Cold Regions Science and Technology, 2009 - Elsevier
Both the landfill liner and cover systems are the most important parts on a waste disposal
landfill site. These systems are generally constructed using compacted fine-grained soils. It …

Prediction of the unconfined compressive strength of compacted granular soils by using inference systems

E Kalkan, S Akbulut, A Tortum, S Celik - Environmental geology, 2009 - Springer
Adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) and artificial neural network (ANN) models
have been extensively used to predict different soil properties in geotechnical applications …

Clayey soils from Boulgou (North Cameroon): geotechnical, mineralogical, chemical characteristics and properties of their fired products

A Nzeukou Nzeugang, D Tsozué… - SN Applied …, 2021 - Springer
In this study, clayey soils are characterized as backfill and potential fusible raw materials for
engineering. Geotechnical tests (particle size distribution, Atterberg limits, densities) and …

The effects of quartzite on the swelling behaviors of compacted clayey soils

E Kalkan, N Yarbaşı, Ö Bilici - International Journal of Earth …, 2020 - dergipark.org.tr
The expansive soils have significant volume change associated with changes in water
content. These soils be exposed to adverse changes in volume and hydraulic conductivity …

Strength performance of stabilized clayey soils with quartzite material

E Kalkan, N Yarbasi, O Bilici - International Journal of Earth …, 2019 - dergipark.org.tr
Clayey soils contain clay minerals known as smectite. These soils present problems to
geotechnicalengineers due to their complex nature. Excessive compression, dispersive …