Investigation on shrinkage behaviour of kaolin clay

Investigation on shrinkage behaviour of kaolin clay

As evaporation prevails, soils lose water and shrink upon desiccation, which lead to formation of desiccation cracks. The cracking of desiccated clay soils is problematic to many civil structures hence an adequate understanding of the desiccation cracking process is of great significance. To build t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chegenizadeh, Amin, Nikraz, Hamid
Other Authors: Jotisankasa
Format: Conference Paper
Published: Kasetsart University, Thailand 2012
Subjects:
cracking
clayey soil
desiccation
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14316

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