Abstract
Expansive clay soils-those that change significantly in volume with changes in water content-are the cause of distortions to structures that cost taxpayers several billion dollars annually in the United States. Much has been learned about their behavior over the past 60 years, and relatively successful methods have been developed to modify and stabilize them. This paper reviews some of the key advances developed over the past 60 years in improving our understanding of the nature and methods of modifying and stabilizing expansive clay soils. The state of the practice in stabilization is presented, and practical and research needs to help improve the state of the practice are discussed.
Recommended Citation
T. M. Petry and D. N. Little, "Review of Stabilization of Clays and Expansive Soils in Pavements and Lightly Loaded Structures - History, Practice, and Future," Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, vol. 14, no. 6, pp. 447 - 460, American Society of Civil Engineers, Nov 2002.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0899-1561(2002)14:6(447)
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Clays; Distortion; Earth structures; Expansive soils; Stabilization
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0899-1561
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2024 American Society of Civil Engineers, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Nov 2002
