Developing methods for constructing roads on expansive soil by using soil additives derived from local plants Many parts of Ethiopia remain hardly accessible due to a lack of well-maintained rural ...

Expansive soils cause more property damage per year than earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, and tornadoes combined. Expansive soils are a slow-moving geologic phenomenon, which makes them not very ...

The potential damage cannot be underestimated. Expansive soils or expansive clay can exert pressure (up to 30,000 pounds/sf) with even minor changes in moisture and temperature. The American ...

Pier and beam foundations are highly effective when maintained correctly, but their vulnerability to moisture-related damage make ...