A study on collapse potential of a soil

ISBN-13: 9783330344914 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 56 str.

Ramachandra Phanikumar

Opis

This monograph presents is a parametric study on the collapse behaviour of a lateritic silt. Collapsible soils are problematic by nature. They undergo collapse or a sudden settlement or subsidence under a given stress when their water content is increased. Collapse can also occur at a constant water content when the applied stress is increased. Collapse takes place in these soils mainly because their structure becomes unstable and collapses. Collapsible soils are basically silty soils and obtain their name as 'collapsible soils' because they undergo collapse or sudden settlement or subsidence under a constant stress when water content is increased, or at a constant water content when the applied stress is increased. Collapse compression is highly detrimental to civil engineering structures as they can be subjected to huge amounts of unexpected and sudden settlement.

O autorze

Dr. B. R. Phanikumar is a Senior Professor of Civil Engineering at SRKR Engineering College, AP (India). He is a PhD in Civil Engineering (geotechnical engineering) and was a post-doc researcher at Bradford (UK) and Iowa State (USA) Universities. His research areas are expansive soils and ground improvement. He authored 340 research papers.