A GIS model for preliminary hazard assessment of swelling clays, a case study in Harran plain (SE Turkey)

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1343-1353

  Türköz, Murat ^a   Tosun, Hasan ^a  

^a ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Geographic information system; Harran; Swelling clays; Zonation maps

Indexed keywords

ARID AND SEMI-ARID REGIONS; ATTERBERG LIMITS; CLAY SOIL; CLAYEY SOILS; COMPACTED SOIL; CONTOUR MAP; DESIGN STRATEGIES; DIRECT METHOD; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOTECHNICAL; GIS ANALYSIS; HARRAN; HARRAN PLAIN; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HAZARD MITIGATIONS; IRRIGATION PIPES; LABORATORY TESTING; LAND-USE MANAGEMENT; LAND-USE PLANNING; LIQUID LIMITS; LOADING AND UNLOADING; PLASTICITY INDICES; REMEDIAL MEASURES; SITE INVESTIGATIONS; SOIL SAMPLE; SWELLING BEHAVIOR; SWELLING CLAY; SWELLING CLAYS; SWELLING PERCENTAGE; SWELLING POTENTIAL; SWELLING SOILS; ZONATION MAPS;

ARID REGIONS; CANAL LININGS; CLAY; DAMAGE DETECTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; HAZARDS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; HYDRAULICS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INVESTMENTS; IRRIGATION; IRRIGATION CANALS; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; PLANNING; POTABLE WATER; RATING; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL SURVEYS; UNLOADING; WATER RESOURCES;

SWELLING;

ARID ENVIRONMENT; CANAL; CLAY SOIL; CONTOUR MAP; DESIGN METHOD; GEOTECHNICAL MAPPING; GIS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LABORATORY METHOD; LEAKAGE; SEMIARID REGION; SITE INVESTIGATION; SOFTWARE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SWELLING; WATER RESOURCE; ZONATION;

HARRAN PLAIN; TURKEY; URFA;

EID: 79959604564     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-010-0805-y     Document Type: Article

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