A review of collapsible soils behavior and prediction

MS Mahmood, MJ Abrahim - IOP Conference Series: Materials …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Collapsible soils are present in arid and semi-arid regions in an unsaturated state and are
considered to be one of the problematic soils that face engineering and geotechnical …

Compressibility characteristics of collapsible gypseous soil: A review

SMH Al-Riahi, NIM Pauzi… - IOP Conference Series …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Gypseous soil is located in dry and semi-arid areas in unsaturated conditions and this type
of soil becomes a serious issue for engineering and geotechnical when it becomes wet. the …

Unsaturated behaviour of gypseous sand soils using a modified triaxial test apparatus

M Abdalhusein, A Akhtarpour… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This paper presents laboratory experiments on the effect of matric suction on the
compressibility of unsaturated gypsum sand soil. The samples were obtained from Al-Najaf …

Behavior of load-settlement-time for short-term wetting in unsaturated test of Al-Najaf gypseous soil

SM Saleh, MS Mahmood - AIP Conference Proceedings, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
This recent paper is focused on the effect of multiple matric suctions (90, 50, 20, 10, 7, 2, and
0 kPa) on gypseous sand in the short-term on the deformation of the Oedometer cell …

Assessment of shear strength characteristics of the unsaturated gypseous soil at various saturation degrees

AS Abood, MY Fattah, A Al-Adili - Cogent Engineering, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not unsaturated gypseous soil can
function well as a substrate for the foundations of carrying loads. A comprehensive program …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of soaking on unsaturated gypseous sand soils

MM Abdalhusein, A Akhtarpour… - International Journal of …, 2019 - academia.edu
This paper shows the different in the volumetric strains between the Oedometer tests with
different soaking durations and the unsaturated triaxial tests. The disturbed samples were …

Sensitivity of unsaturated tests results for time-based remolded gypseous sand specimens

MS Mahmood, MJ Abrahim - AIP Conference Proceedings, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Gypsum is a soluble bonding substance that is one of the soil's problematic components in
Iraq's west. This component dissolves during the wetting process. The behavior of bonded …

[PDF][PDF] Studying characteristics and strength of the unsaturated gypseous soil with various saturation degrees

AS Abood, MY Fattah, AS Al-Adili - Eng Technol J, 2023 - iasj.net
Gypseous soils are unsaturated soils that cover the bulk of the land's surface or near
surface. According to Fredlund and Rahardjo [1] unsaturated soil is often referred to as a …

Reliability of shear-box tests upon soaking process on the sand soil in al-najaf city

MS Mahmood, WH Al-Baghdadi, AM Rabee… - Key Engineering …, 2020 - Trans Tech Publ
Accurate prediction of the soil shear strength parameters is essential in the reliable
geotechnical design of civil engineering structures. This recent paper investigates the effect …

Estimation of capillary rise in unsaturated gypseous sand soils

S Alsamia, MS Mahmood, A Akhtarpour - Pollack Periodica, 2020 - akjournals.com
The phenomenon of capillary rise happens in soils, and it has a crucial effect on many
engineering applications. Many researchers have concluded several experimental …