Evaluation protocol for repair of residences damaged by expansive soils

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 68, 1997, Pages 255-276

  Thompson, Robert W ^a  

^a CTL/Thompson Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING CODES; HOUSES; RECONSTRUCTION (STRUCTURAL); SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS;

EXPANSIVE SOILS;

SOIL TESTING;

EID: 0030705815     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (7)

1. Lytton, R.L., (1994) "Prediction of Movement in Expansive Clays", ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication No. 40, Volume 2, Vertical and Horizontal Deformations of Foundations and Embankments, p. 1827-1844.
2. McKeen, R.G. (1992), "A Model for Predicting Expansive Soil Behavior", Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Expansive Soils, ASCE, Vol. 1, p.1-6.
3. Fredlund, D. G., and Rahardjo, H. Soil Mechanics for Unsaturated Soils, (1993) John Wiley & Sons, Inc. p 406.
4. O'Neill, M.W. and Poormoayed, Nader, "Methodology For Foundations on Expansive Clays", (December 1980) ASCE Journal of Geotechnical Engineering Division, p.1345-1364.
5. Thompson, R.W and McKeen, R.G., "Heave Prediction Using Soil Suction, a Case History", ASCE Soil Suction Applications in Geotechnical Engineering Practice, Geotechnical Special Publication No. 48 (p.1-12).
6. Wahls, H.E. (1994) "Tolerable Deformations", ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication No. 40, Volume 2, Vertical and Horizontal Deformations of Foundations and Embankments, p. 1611-1626.
7. ASTM D 4546 "Test Methods for One-Dimensional Swell or Settlement Potential of Cohesive Soils." ASTM D 5298 "Test Method for Measurement of Soil Potential (Suction) Using Filter Paper."