Strength and permeability characteristics of expansive soil with gypsum and rice husk ash used for roadway construction

• Main Author: Edora, Angelo B.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2021
• Subjects: Swelling soils—Testing; Swelling soils—Permeability; Soil stabilization; Civil Engineering; Structural Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/6353; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/etd_masteral/article/13410/viewcontent/EDORA_ANGELO_11771992_STRENGTH_AND_PERMEABILITY_CHARACTERISTICS_OF_EXPANSIVE_SOIL_WITH_GYPSUM_AND_RICE_HUSK_ASH_USED_FOR_ROADWAY_CONSTRUCTION_2_Redacted.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

Expansive soils pose threats not only for built residential houses and superstructures but also for roadway construction. The shrink-swell behavior of expansive soils creates a continuous strain on the pavements which can results to cracking and settlements. Usually, mechanical soil stabilization te...