GIS and geotechnical mapping of expansive soil in Toshka region

Ain Shams Engineering Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 423-433

  Labib, Mary ^a   Nashed, Amani ^b  

^a National Water Research Center   (Egypt)

^b National Water Research Center   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Atterberg limits; Clay content; Geographic Information System (GIS); Spatial analysis; Swelling pressure

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE;

ATTERBERG LIMITS; CLAY CONTENT; EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS; GEOTECHNICAL MAPPING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUBSURFACE SITES; SWELLING CHARACTERISTICS; SWELLING PRESSURES;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 84883898136     PISSN: 20904479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asej.2012.11.005     Document Type: Article

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