gypsum found in the soil beneath the foundation of structures, specially hydraulic structures, can cause serious damage to them. the mechanical behavior of gypsiferous soils has not so far been investigated in detail except for the works of petrukhin (1993). here, it has been tried to investigate the mechanical behavior and the effect of soil being leached on settlement and strength of these ki...

Abstract The objective of this study was to evaluate the suitability steel slag as an additive engineering properties weak clay soil. Different geotechnical laboratory tests were conducted on both stabilized and natural soils. Steel (SS) added at a rate 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25% Specific gravity, grain size analysis, Atterberg limit test, compaction free swell, California bearing ratio (CBR), uncon...

Abstract Growing application of artificial intelligence in geotechnical engineering has been observed; however, its ability to predict the properties and nonlinear behaviour reactive soil is currently not well considered. Although previous studies provided linear correlations between shrink–swell index Atterberg limits, obtained model accuracy values were found unsatisfactory results. Artificia...

For years, geotechnical engineers have been concerned about expansive soils. Expansive soils are characterized by large volumetric changes related to variations in moisture content. Variations soil water content may take place naturally during seasonal or maybe manmade caused dewatering activities. The quantity of shrinkage and swell is influenced numerous parameters, including the minerals cla...

This study investigates the effect of cement on the performance of soil, collected from Khanjahan Ali Hall at Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET) in Khulna, Bangladesh. The addition of cement was found to improve the engineering properties of available soil in stabilized forms specifically strength, workability, and compaction and compressibility characteristics. Therefore, lab...