Expansive soils present significant geotechnical and structural engineering challenges the
world over, with costs associated with expansive behaviour estimated to run into several …

Expansive soils exist in many countries worldwide, and their characteristics make them
exceedingly difficult to engineer. Due to its significant swelling and shrinkage characteristics …

This study investigates the performance of granular anchor piles and helical piles in
expansive soils. Expansive soils pose challenges for engineering due to their significant …

Soil suction–based analyses are paramount to proper design of foundations in expansive
soils, yet availability of field soil suction profiles from direct measurement is limited. A …

Forum papers are thought-provoking opinion pieces or essays founded in fact, sometimes
containing speculation, on a civil engineering topic of general interest and relevance to the …

Construction on expansive soils is challenging and thus prone to some problems and
litigation. The engineering community makes extensive use of local experience and …

Swelling and shrinking soils are soils that can experience large changes in volume due to
changes in water content. This may be due to seasonal changes in moisture content, local …

Expansive unsaturated soils present challenges in construction due to their moisture-
induced behavior. This study proposes empirical equations to estimate the maximum wetting …

Some fairly simple and relatively inexpensive modifications and additions to common
geotechnical investigations can lead to substantial improvement in the characterization of …

Abstract The one-dimensional (1-D) potential heave (or swell strain) of expansive soil is
conventionally estimated using the swelling pressure and swelling index values which are …