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Engineering Characteristics of Arid Soils
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Engineering Characteristics of Arid Soils book
Edited ByP.G. Fookes, R.H.G. Parry
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 1994
eBook Published 27 August 2020
Pub. Location London
Imprint CRC Press
Pages 450
eBook ISBN 9781003077787
Subjects Engineering & Technology
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Fookes, P.G., & Parry, R.H.G. (Eds.). (1994). Engineering Characteristics of Arid Soils (1st ed.). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003077787
ABSTRACT
Soils formed or now existing under arid climatic conditions cover more than one-third of the world's land surface. Many have unique characteristics which can pose difficult geotechnical problems. This text considers these problems and suggests ways of overcoming them.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|53 pages
Arid environments and descriptions of arid soils
chapter |10 pages
Overview of geotechnical problems in Basilicata, Italy, resulting from extensive desiccation of clay strata
ByE.N. Bromhead, M. Del Prete, H.M. Rendell, L. Coppola
chapter |14 pages
Keynote lecture: Salt attack on buildings and other structures in arid lands
ByA.S. Goudie
part 2|103 pages
Classification of arid soils
chapter |8 pages
General report: Classification of arid soils for engineering purposes
ByJ.H. Atkinson
chapter |3 pages
The FAO/UNESCO outline soil map for Africa A possible basis for geotechnical classification
ByAl Bashir Assallay, I. J. Smalley
chapter |17 pages
Geotechnical soils mapping for construction purposes in Central Saudi Arabia
ByJ.S. Griffiths, P.G. Fookes, A.D. Hardingham, R.D. Barsby
chapter |4 pages
Technical note: Development of an engineering description of cemented arid soils and calcrete duricrusts
ByA.D. Hardingham
chapter |4 pages
Classification of expansive soils in arid regions Thermogravimetric investigation of smectite content
ByI. Jefferson, I.J. Smalley
chapter |35 pages
Keynote lecture: Classification of arid soils for engineering purposes: An engineering approach
ByC.D.F. Rogers, T.A. Dijkstra, I.J. Smalley
chapter |9 pages
Classification of arid soils for engineering purposes A pedological approach
ByI.J. Smalley, T.A. Dijkstra, C.D.F. Rogers
chapter |8 pages
Classification of arid soils for specific purposes
ByI.J. Smalley, T.A. Dijkstra, C.D.F. Rogers
chapter |5 pages
Engineering soil classification of the loess of Gansu, China Based on sedimentary properties: Relationships to geotechnical behaviour
ByWang Jingtai, E. Derbyshire
part 3|143 pages
Engineering behaviour and properties of arid soils
chapter |6 pages
An alternative approach to the understanding of the collapse mechanism in desert sands, loess and other collapsing soils
ByM.E. Barton
chapter |15 pages
Keynote lecture: The geotechnical behaviour of arid and semi-arid zone soils Southern African experience
ByG.E. Blight
chapter |6 pages
Mechanical behaviour of an unsaturated loam on the oedometric path
ByJ.M. Fleureau, S. Taibi
chapter |11 pages
Keynote lecture: Some engineering behaviour and properties of arid soils
ByAmos Komornik
chapter |7 pages
A new device for the direct measurement of soil suction over a wide range
ByA.M. Ridley, J.B. Burland
part 4|138 pages
Case histories of construction and field investigation in arid soils
chapter |17 pages
Geotechnical characteristics of some carbonate sands in the Fezzan Sahara
ByP.G. Fookes, J.S. Gahir
chapter |10 pages
Field wetting tests on a collapsible soil fill
ByAlan Kropp, David Mcmahon, Sandra Houston
chapter |28 pages
Experience of arid soils on the Great Man-made River Project in Libya
ByZ.M. Nyirenda, H.R. Samuel
chapter |16 pages
Expansive clay road embankments in arid areas: Moisture-suction conditions
ByM.J. O’Connell, C.S. Gourley
chapter |4 pages
Technical note on the investigation of a building failure on swelling soils
ByA.D. Robinshaw
chapter |3 pages
The Teton Dam failure (Idaho, USA, 1970)
ByC.D.F. Rogers, T.A. Dijkstra, I.J. Smalley
chapter |5 pages
Wind-blown fine sand in sub-Saharan Northern Nigeria and its influence on dam design and performance
ByC.J. Sammons
chapter |5 pages
Expansive clay soils and their effects on a factory building in the Sudan
ByN.A. Trenter
