Advances in Characterization and Analysis of Expansive Soils and Rocks Proceedings of the 1st GeoMEast International Congress and Exhibition, Egypt 2017 on Sustainable Civil Infrastructures /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hoyos, Laureano R. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), McCartney, John (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Sustainable Civil Infrastructures,
• Subjects: Geotechnical engineering.; Engineering geology.; Engineering-Geology.; Foundations.; Hydraulics.; Buildings-Design and construction.; Building.; Construction.; Engineering, Architectural.; Engineering design.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics.; Building Construction and Design.; Engineering Design.

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 stabil...