Abstract: Sabkha soils are known for their low-bearing strength in their natural condition. Moreover, the collapse potential of sabkhas presents an unacceptable risk in normal practice and calls for the improvement of their mechanical ...

Abstract: Recent work conducted on a salt‐encrusted, surficial soil, known as sabkha, indicated that the conventional oedometer apparatus was incapable of detecting the collapse potential. This study proposes a modification to the ...

Abstract: This investigation was conducted to assess the efficacy of the Clegg impact hammer (CIH) for estimating the strength of compacted soils by conducting a comparative study between the California-bearing ratio (CBR) and CIH ...

Abstract: This investigation is carried out: (1) To study the effect of magnesium‐sodium sulfate environment on the performance of two plain and three blended cements; and (2) to elucidate the sulfate attack mechanisms on these ...