Bio-sourced compressed earth blocks (B-CEB) were manufactured with raw soil material and peanut shells powder to produce building feeble environmental impact better mechanical hydric performances. The objective of this work is add value two local natural materials namely shell in the production B-CEB low thermal conductivity, water resistance, strength. Mineralogical studies (by XRD, DTA-TG), c...

Expansive soil is generally found in arid and semi-arid regions of the world. One main issues with these expansive soils their swelling properties when natural water content increases. The various swell-shrink tendencies cause numerous substructure distress infrastructures such as buildings, pavements, breast walls, among others. Geotechnical engineers have worked hard to understand behavior ex...

This research was to determine geotechnical properties of the subsoils in some part Yenagoa and environs obtain proper foundation design parameters, six towns local government area, Bayelsa state investigated. Six boreholes drilled laboratory studies soils samples were obtained from 0-20.25m deep. Subsurface soil profiles delineated followed by determination their index mechanical properties, i...

Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the geological engineering properties a marginal land in Borikiri Sandfill, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, using both field and laboratory investigations.
 Study Design: design involved drilling 4 boreholes standard penetration tests determine soil profile index such as particle size analysis, atterberg limits, moisture content. Consolidation triaxial were...