A mixture of the MX80 bentonite and the Callovo-Oxfordian (COx) claystone were
investigated by carrying out a series of experiments including determination of the swelling …

Oedometer tests were carried out with loading/unloading/reloading on natural stiff clays,
Ypresian clays (YPClay), taken from several depths. Common unloading/reloading loops …

The mineral calcium sulphate transforms from anhydrite through bassanite to gypsum and
then can convert back to bassanite and anhydrite. This transformation of calcium sulphate …

Weathered residual soil of granite (WRSG) is the predominant type of excavated soil in
southern China. This study explores the high-quality utilisation potential of WRSG by mixing …

The argillite extracted from Bure site (France) is proposed, after being crushed and
compacted, as a possible sealing and backfill material in the French geological high-level …

Some clays have the ability to increase in volume when absorbing water, inducing swelling
pressure and swelling strain. This type of clay is an unsaturated soil named expansive soil …

In this paper, an osmotic diaphragmatic oedometer was introduced to determine the
hydromechanical behavior and the coefficient of lateral pressure of unsaturated expansive …

The swelling characteristic in soil and rock mass is recognized due to presence of clay
minerals such as montmorillonite and anhydrite. However, this swelling feature does not …

The degree of variation in anisotropy adversely affects the predictability of swell behavior.
For this purpose, one dimensional fixed ring oedometer consolidation tests were conducted …

Uma grande parte da superfície da terra encontra-se em regiões áridas, onde a evaporação
excede as precipitações anuais. Em torno de 60% da população mundial vive nesta região …