Geotechnical properties of Egyptian collapsible soils

Alexandria Engineering Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 205-210

  Gaaver, Khaled E ^a  

^a Alexandria University The Faculty Of Engineering   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Collapsible potential; Collapsible soils; Compaction; Water

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; SOILS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; WATER; WETTING;

CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO; COLLAPSIBLE POTENTIAL; COLLAPSIBLE SOIL; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTIES; INITIAL MOISTURE CONTENT; REASONABLE ACCURACY;

SOIL TESTING;

EID: 84870300914     PISSN: 11100168     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aej.2012.05.002     Document Type: Article

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