Abstract: Sandy lean clay (SLC) has a high content of fine sand and silt with poor compressibility and water stability. It threatens the structural stability of highways in regions where this soil type is common. Improvement of SLC ...

Abstract: Highway foundation cracking as a result of salt heave is an issue in regions with wide saline soil distribution. The aim of this study is to estimate the influential depth of salt heave on highway foundations based on the ...

Abstract: In this paper, salt expansion tests were conducted on coarse-grained sulfate soils to investigate salt expansion characteristics. The experimental results indicate that the formation and growth of salt crystals are influenced ...

Abstract: Meadow soil is rich in fresh plant roots and differs considerably from general soft soil in terms of its engineering characteristics. Previous studies have shown that reticulated roots can produce a reinforcement effect ...