Suitability of the methylene blue test for surface area, cation exchange capacity and swell potential determination of clayey soils

Engineering Geology

Volumn 102, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 38-45

  Yukselen, Yeliz ^a   Kaya, Abidin ^b  

^a CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b AKAYA and Associates LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cation exchange capacity; Methylene blue; Specific surface area; Spot test; Swell index; Swelling potential

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BOOLEAN FUNCTIONS; CORRELATION METHODS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ION EXCHANGERS; LITHOLOGY; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY; POSITIVE IONS; SIEVES; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; TESTING;

CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; METHYLENE BLUE; SPOT TEST; SWELL INDEX; SWELLING POTENTIAL;

SOIL TESTING;

ADSORPTION; CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; CLAY SOIL; CORRELATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MINERALOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; SOIL CLASSIFICATION; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL TEST; SWELLING;

MUSHROOM BACILLIFORM VIRUS;

EID: 54149087810     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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