Advances in Characterization and Analysis of Expansive Soils and Rocks

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Influence of Chemical Additives and Flyash on the Swelling and Bearing Resistance of Expansive Subgrade Soil

   • G. Radhakrishnan, M. Anjan Kumar, G. V. R. Prasada Raju

   Pages 1-7

3. Characterization of Unsaturated Shrink-Swell Soils Properties in Egypt

   • Fayek Hassona, Remon I. Abdelmalak, Beshoy M. Hakeem

   Pages 8-23

4. Strength Property of Expansive Soils Treated with Bagasse Ash and Lime

   • Hayder Hasan, Hadi Khabbaz, Behzad Fatahi

   Pages 24-35

5. Stabilization of an Expansive Soil Using Alkali Activated Fly Ash Based Geopolymer

   • Partha Sarathi Parhi, Lasyamayee Garanayak, Mahasakti Mahamaya, Sarat Kumar Das

   Pages 36-50

6. Determination of Shrinkage Properties of Clayey Soils by the Image Analysis Technique

   • Houcem Trabelsi, Wissem Frikha

   Pages 51-63

7. Effect of Cement on Suction and Pore Size Distribution Before and After Swelling of a Natural Clay from Algeria

   • Souad Amel Bourokba Mrabent, Ramzy Djelloul, Abdelkader Hachichi, Jean Marie Fleureau

   Pages 64-75

8. Treatment of Collapsible Soils by Cement Using the Double Consolidation Method

   • Abbeche Khelifa, Lahmadi Azeddine, Bahloul Ouassila

   Pages 76-88

9. Prediction of Swelling Pressure of Compacted Bentonite with Respect to Void Ratio Based on Diffuse Double Layer Theory

   • Haiquan Sun

   Pages 89-104

10. Penetration Characteristics of Expansive Soil: A Probabilistic Study

    • K. V. N. S. Raviteja, K. Ramu, R. D. Babu

    Pages 105-115

11. Influence of Applied Boundary Condition During Wetting on Volume Change Characteristics of a Compacted Highly Expansive Soil

    • Mohamed Farid Abbas, Mosleh Ali Al-Shamrani, Tamer Yehia Elkady

    Pages 116-128

12. Co-relation Between Electrical Resistivity and Index Properties of Periodic Hydrocarbon Contaminated Bentonite Clay

    • M. V. Shah, Preeti Tiwari

    Pages 129-138

13. Influence of Hydrologic Information on Shallow Foundation Design and Analysis in Arid Climates

    • Nadarajah Ravichandran, Ashok Mishra, Shweta Shrestha, Parishad Rahbari

    Pages 139-159

14. Strength Properties of Rock as an Index of Blastability

    • Hamza Azzouz Rached, Korichi Talhi, El Bahi Hannachi

    Pages 160-176

15. Thermo-poro-mechanics Modelling of Gypsum Dehydration

    • A. Karrech, F. Fusseis, C. Schrank, K. Regenauer-Lieb

    Pages 177-188

16. A Comparative Evaluation of Indirect Methods to Estimate the Compressive Strength of Limestone (Chorgali Formation)

    • Sajid Ali, Sohail Akram, Rashid Haider

    Pages 189-201

17. Isotope Stratigraphy of the Permian Rocks, the Volga River Region

    • N. G. Nurgalieva, B. I. Gareev, D. K. Nurgaliev

    Pages 202-204

18. Evaluating the Effect of Fines on Hydraulic Properties of Rammed Earth Using a Bench Scale Centrifuge

    • Abdullah Galaa, Gemmina Di Emidio, Benny Malengier, Herman Peiffer, R. Verastegui Flores, Wim Cornelis

    Pages 205-220

19. Back Matter

    Pages 221-222

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This volume includes a collection of technical papers covering two important research topics in geotechnical engineering: (1) the behavior and treatment of expansive soils, and (2) the characterization of rock properties. The twelve studies on expansive soils include investigations into novel stabilization techniques for expansive soils using different admixtures or mechanical consolidation techniques, as well as new experimental approaches to evaluate the behavior of expansive soils. They also include an evaluation of wetting boundary conditions on the volume change of expansive soils, as well as the role of hydrologic boundary conditions in arid climates. The four studies on rock properties include thermo-hydro-mechanical behavior of gypsum rock, role of rock strength in blastability, indirect methods to estimate rock strength, and variations in isotope distributions in Permian rocks. The two broad themes in this collection, as summarized above, are representative of local challenges facing geotechnical engineers in the Middle East, but their contributions can also be extended to other regions of the world. This volume is part of the proceedings of the 1st GeoMEast International Congress and Exhibition on Sustainable Civil Infrastructures, Egypt 2017.

• Behavior of Expansive Soils
• Treatment of Expansive Soils
• Characterization of Rock Properties
• Admixtures Consolidation Techniques
• Mechanical Consolidation Techniques
• Wetting Boundary Conditions
• Expansive soils
• fly ash
• cement
• rock mechanics
• blastability
• volume change
• Thermo-hydro-mechanical Behavior of Gypsum Rock
• Rock Strength
• Isotope Distributions in Permian Rocks

• Department of Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, USA

  Laureano R. Hoyos

• University of California, San Diego , San Diego, USA

  John McCartney

LAUREANO R. HOYOS, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE

Lead Campus Manager, Dwight D. Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program, FHWA

Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington.

 

PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION:

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Louisiana State University, 1999

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1999

Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1998

M.Sc. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1996

M.Sc. Geotechnical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico-RUM, Mayaguez, PR, 1993

M.Sc. Highway Engineering, Universidad del Cauca, Popayán, Colombia, 1991

B.Sc. Civil Engineering, Universidad de la Costa, Barranquilla, Colombia, 1988

 

APPOINTMENTS:

• Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, UTA, Texas, 2014 – Current

• Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, UTA, Texas, 2005 – 2014

• Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, UTA, Texas, 2000 – 2005

 

HONORS:

• Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, 2014

• Research Excellence Award, Office of the Provost, University of Texas at Arlington, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009

• Outstanding Civil Engineering Instructor Award, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, 2005

• Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award, College of Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, 2003

 

 

JOHN S. MCCARTNEY, Ph.D., P.E.

 

PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION

University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, Civil Engineering, B.S. (high distinction), 2002

University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, Civil Engineering, M.S., 2002

University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, Civil Engineering, Ph.D., 2007

 

APPOINTMENTS

11/14 – Present, Associate Professor, University of California San Diego (UCSD)

07/13 – 08/14, Lyall Faculty Fellow, University of Colorado Boulder (CU)

05/13 – 10/14, Associate Professor, University of Colorado Boulder (CU)

08/08 – 05/13, Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Boulder (CU)

08/08 – 07/12, Barry Faculty Fellow, University of Colorado Boulder (CU)

08/07 – 08/08, Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (UA)

 

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