Effects of Wetting on the Soil Fabric of Compacted Clay

Juliana Hj Zaini; Abul Kalam Azad; Saifullah Abu Bakar; Quentin Hoon Nam Cheok

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.789-790.1166

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Effects of Wetting on the Soil Fabric of Compacted Clay

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Saturation-unsaturation process of compacted clay fill may lead to loss of shear strength and collapse compression or heave of the fill. These are the two main engineering problems associated with compacted clay fills and naturally before, granular based compacted fills are often employed at construction sites. Use of granular material for compaction may not be economical and sustainable. Therefore, a laboratory-based study was carried out to examine the structure of the compacted clay when used as backfill material. Several kaolin clay specimens prepared under similar condition were subjected to wetting with and without K₀ control.

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Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 789-790)

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Juliana Hj Zaini, Abul Kalam Azad, Saifullah Abu Bakar, Quentin Hoon Nam Cheok

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Bi-Modal, Clay, Collapse, Macro Structure, Micro Structure, Swelling

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