Influence of gypsification on engineering behavior of expansive clay

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 538-542

  Azam, Shahid ^a   Abduljauwad, Sahel N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANHYDRITE; ARGILLACEOUS DEPOSIT; CLAY; EXPANSIVE SOIL; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTY; GYPSUM; HEAVE; SWELLING;

EID: 0033832015     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2000)126:6(538)     Document Type: Article

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