Three quarters of the world's significant urban centers are located in coastal regions where
clay minerals are prevalent. The microstructures and physico-mechanical properties of clay …

The effect of the attack by chemical contaminants on the microstructure of loess and the
resultant changes in shear strength properties threaten the safety of engineering projects in …

Sedimentary rocks with alternating mudstone and sandstone sequence are susceptible to
landslides even under very gentle slope inclinations. Continued occurrences of such …

Improving the engineering properties of expansive soils is very important in northern plains,
Texas and mid-west regions of the United States. In this study, expansive Belle Fourche clay …

Water quality, particularly pH, is one of the most important factors that may significantly
influence soil physical and mechanical properties leading to damage of structures. This …

The ever-increasing number of failures of industrial structures due to the heaving of acid-
contaminated foundation soils has necessitated a better understanding of soil behavior …

This work investigates the swelling and mineralogical characteristics of alkali-transformed
(partially and completely transformed) kaolinitic clays to bring out the subsequent effect of …

Monoisopropanolamine (MIA) and monoethanolamine (MEA), which are two kinds of
organic alkalis, present favorable potential for enhanced oil recovery. When MIA and MEA …

This research reports the investigations of threshold reactivity limit of blends of pegmatite
with different calcined clays as well as the influence of calcined clay source on the …

Differential settlements due to alkali contamination in the foundation soil and the
deformations in superstructures were well documented. The influence of alkalis on clay …