Fine-grained soils are often very sensitive to moisture content changes. Shrinkage due to removal of water tends to become permanent if the clay particles are randomly oriented, which is the case in the Leda clay deposits of the Ottawa-St. Lawrence river valleys. A survey of residential buildings in Ottawa revealed a wide range of damage intensity, such as settlement cracks. Wood frame construction resisted damage much better than brick buildings. Paved streets and sewers tend to drain away surface water causing lowering of the ground water table. Buildings on clay soils in Ottawa show greater settlement on the sides facing paved streets. Large trees cause severe settlement in buildings and damage to streets and sidewalks. By removing water...
Swelling and shrinking soils are soils that can experience large changes in volume due to changes in...
Settlement observations have been conducted over a 5-year period on a 20-ft-high earth embankment an...
Serious damage can result from the encroachment of roots into the immediate environment of foundatio...
In many countries there are problems resulting from building on clays that undergo differential move...
The volume change of soils high in clay content is closely related to their moisture content, which ...
The Division of Building Research, National Research Council of Canada (DBR, NRCC) has been engaged ...
Severe land subsidence has been observed in a residential area in Ottawa built some 15 to 20 years a...
As a tendency in France, the well-known shrinkage-swelling phenomenon of clayey soils intensifies na...
As a tendency in France, the well-known shrinkage-swelling phenomenon of clayey soils intensifies na...
Shallow foundations rested on Leda clay that are widely distributed in Eastern Canada exhibit shrink...
It was recognized centuries ago that building foundations were of crucial importance. Recently, howe...
The problem of house damage caused by trees extracting moisture from shrinkable clays beneath founda...
As part of an over-all study of the performance of building foundations in highly plastic soil areas...
Natural degradation of slopes is normally considered to involve surficial displacements resulting ma...
Trees have long been known to cause damage to pavements and residential buildings as a result of soi...
Swelling and shrinking soils are soils that can experience large changes in volume due to changes in...
Settlement observations have been conducted over a 5-year period on a 20-ft-high earth embankment an...
Serious damage can result from the encroachment of roots into the immediate environment of foundatio...
In many countries there are problems resulting from building on clays that undergo differential move...
The volume change of soils high in clay content is closely related to their moisture content, which ...
The Division of Building Research, National Research Council of Canada (DBR, NRCC) has been engaged ...
Severe land subsidence has been observed in a residential area in Ottawa built some 15 to 20 years a...
As a tendency in France, the well-known shrinkage-swelling phenomenon of clayey soils intensifies na...
As a tendency in France, the well-known shrinkage-swelling phenomenon of clayey soils intensifies na...
Shallow foundations rested on Leda clay that are widely distributed in Eastern Canada exhibit shrink...
It was recognized centuries ago that building foundations were of crucial importance. Recently, howe...
The problem of house damage caused by trees extracting moisture from shrinkable clays beneath founda...
As part of an over-all study of the performance of building foundations in highly plastic soil areas...
Natural degradation of slopes is normally considered to involve surficial displacements resulting ma...
Trees have long been known to cause damage to pavements and residential buildings as a result of soi...
Swelling and shrinking soils are soils that can experience large changes in volume due to changes in...
Settlement observations have been conducted over a 5-year period on a 20-ft-high earth embankment an...
Serious damage can result from the encroachment of roots into the immediate environment of foundatio...