...Z. Yang; Z. Cheng; G. Cai; X. Ling; W. Shi The application of waste rubber for soil improvement is feasible, and the static and dynamic properties of rubber-reinforced soils have been extensively studied. However, the mechanical properties of frozen rubber-reinforced expansive soils have not been...

...S. Liu; C. Gao; K. Fan; C. Zhang; Z. Wang; C. Shen; Z. Han Shallow slope failure often occurs in expansive soil channel slopes because of the strong swelling–shrinkage behaviour of expansive soils and well-developed fissures. In this paper, a repair method for expansive soil channel slopes using...

...K. Fan; Q. Pei; L. Liu; Z. Han; W. Zou An experimental program was undertaken to investigate the effects of lignin fibers and freeze-thaw (FT) actions on the shear strength behavior of an expansive soil. Soil specimens were prepared at five lignin fiber contents. Consolidated undrained triaxial...

...M. Abbaspour; S. S. Narani; E. Aflaki; F. Moghadas Nejad; S. M. Mir Mohammad Hosseini Expansive soils are problematic for their relatively low load bearing capacity and extensive swelling-shrinkage deformations. Therefore, treatment of such soils is often considered to be necessary prior...

...L.-L. Wan; W.-L. Zou; X.-Q. Wang; Z. Han Lateral swelling pressures of expansive soils impose significant threats to the stability and safety of retaining structures. Placing a layer of compressible material, such as cohesive non-swelling soil (CNS), expanded polystyrene (EPS) geofoam...

...A. Soltani; A. Deng; A. Taheri; M. Mirzababaei This study examines the combined capacity of rubber powder inclusion and polymer treatment in solving the swelling problem of South Australian expansive soils. The rubber powder was incorporated into the soil at three different rubber contents...

...A.R. Estabragh; H. Rafatjo; A.A. Javadi ABSTRACT: This paper presents the results of treatment of an expansive soil by mechanical and chemical techniques against swelling. Mechanical treatment was done by reinforcing the soil with randomly distributed fibres and chemical treatment by using cement...

... which was placed on the sample of bentonite in the second series experiments of the first stage. These experiments show that the expansive soil can be successfully stabilized by sand and EPS geofoam. Figure 1. X-ray diffraction plot of the bentonite used in this study Table 1. Physical...