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Title:

An Examination of Expansive Clay Problems in Texas. Summary Report

Report No.:

118-5 Summary Report
PSR

Authors:

By John R. Wise and W. Ronald Hudson

Published:

1971

Austin, Texas

University of Texas at Austin. Center for Highway Research

Series:

Summary Report (Center for Highway Research)

Type:

Hard copy + Online document

1 leaflet (2 unnumbered pages)

Online Access:

https://library.ctr.utexas.edu/digitized/summaries...

Access Note:

195 KB

Summary

"Report 118-5 presents existing information and data from test studies on expansive clay soils. It attempts to provide more complete knowledge of expansive clay soils and to show the magnitude of damage caused by swelling clays. The status of investigations and studies on expansive clay soil problems is provided along with information on soil properties and environmental and geological factors that influence the amount of swelling a clay soil will experience. A field study of a deep clay cut is included in the report."--Introduction

Publ. Place

Austin, Texas

Contents

Foreword --
Introduction --
Factors which Influence Swelling --
Possible Remedial Measures --
Field Test Study --
Recommendations

Notes

"July 1971"

Study Number

TxDOT Research Project 0-118
THD Study 3-8-68-118

Study Title

Study of Expansive Clays in Roadway Structural Systems

Study Sponsor

Lead University