Expansive Soils: Recent Advances in Characterization and Treatment [Hardcover]

Expansive Soils provides the reader with easy and specific access to  problems associated with expansive soils, characterisitics and treatment, and evaluation and remediation. Set up with contributions from worlwide expert, this main reference guide is intended for engineers, researchers and senior students working on soil improvement and foundation engineering.1. Nature, Identification and Classification; 2. Volume Change Characteristics.  Swelling Potential Measurement.; 3. Advanced Techniques for Swelling Potential Assessment; 4.  Site Characterization; 5. Lime Stabilization; 6. Cement Stabilization; 7.  Other Treatment Methods; 8.  Techniques and Remedial Measures;  Subject Index.Addressing the problems associated with expansive soils, this book provides expert contributions on the recent advances in the characteristics and treatment of expansive soils.

Dr. Al-Rawas has held various positions at Sultan Qaboos University in Oman, including Dean of the College of Engineering. His research interests lie in expansive soils, problematic soils, calcined pozzolanic materials and oil-contaminated soils.

Dr. Goosen is currently Dean of the School of Science and Technology at the University of Turabo in Puerto Rico, USA. His research interests include the areas of water management, purification and conservation, wastewater treatment, and biotechnology.

presented in a clear manner&provides useful laboratory and field results concerning soil shrinking and swelling. Bull Eng Geol Environment, 2007

This book deals with expansive soil fundamentals, problems and solutions. It contains a total of 34 papers with contributions by 52 experts from 22 countries. It is intended for engineers, researchers and graduates students working on exlö