A New Shrinkage Curve Model, Applied to Moroccan Clayey Soil

Abstract

On the basis of the existing relation between the soil’s water content and its structural evolution, we elaborate a new analytical model allowing the analysis of the soil’s shrinkage curve according to the limits of its hydro-structural boundaries. This model was conducted on undisturbed clayey soil at Moulel-Bergui, Morocco.

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S. Bensallam, L. Bahi, H. Ejjaaouani and V. Shakhirev, "A New Shrinkage Curve Model, Applied to Moroccan Clayey Soil," International Journal of Geosciences, Vol. 3 No. 3, 2012, pp. 507-514. doi: 10.4236/ijg.2012.33053.

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