Abstract Geosynthetics are human made material used to reinforce soils improve the bearing capacity and permeability of soil, reducing soil settlement. application plays a vital role in highways constructions with no additive layers, such as cement concrete, asphalt or subgrade layer that affects unbounded layers. This paper presents geosynthetics tensional has been for reinforcement clayey soi...

seismic piezocone device (scptu) together with resonant column and cyclic triaxial test apparatus are employed to measure small strain shear modulus (g0) of carbonate sandy and clayey soils of southern coasts of iran. a large area of southern regions of iran is formed from clay, silt and sand. in this study, maximum shear modulus that is derived from both field (by seismic piezocone) and labora...

Chlor-alkali plants are known to be an important source of Hg emissions to the atmosphere and related contamination of soils in their vicinity. In the present study, the results of Hg speciation and mobility of Hg in soils affected by Hg emissions from three chlor-alkali plants are compared. Solid phase mercury speciation analyses was carried out using a mercury-thermo-desorption technique with...

among the most common types of problematic soils, are probably the expansive ones. one of the modern methods of strengthening and improving the soil in place is the use of electro-osmotic improving treatment. this paper presents the design of an apparatus suitable for electro-osmotic treatment. a soil sample of a high expansive potential was compacted and the effect of electro-osmotic treatment...

Clayey soils are the most common material used for water sealing and undertake an important role in controlling landfill-related pollution. Organic liquids can adversely affect the effectiveness of clay liners by drastically increasing their hydraulic conductivity. The aim of this study is to investigate and compare the permeability in two types of clay with different plasticity, exposed to the...

Expansive soils are one of the problematic that can cause damage to structures, such as buildings and roads. In Indonesia, geographical distribution expansive is quite widespread, in many regions including Java, Sumatera, Papua. This study was conducted by reviewing previous research on expansion degree soils. The suitability indicated activity method, Van der Merwe’s criteria, Chen’s criteria ...