Improvement of Ballast Embankment Resting on Soft Clay by Reed and Asphalt Layers
Improvement of Ballast Embankment Resting on Soft Clay by Reed and Asphalt Layers

Namir.K.S. AL-Saoudi; Falah H. Rahil; Kawther Y.H. AL-Soudany

Volume 29, Issue 15 , November 2011, , Page 3224-3241

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.29.15.16

Abstract
  The present paper investigates the possibility of using reed and /or asphalt as stabilizing materials for ballast model embankment overlaying a bed of soft soil. Four model tests were ...  Read More ...
Reducing Settlement of Soft Soils Using Local Materials
Reducing Settlement of Soft Soils Using Local Materials

Mohammed A. Mahmoud Al-Neami

Volume 28, Issue 23 , November 2010, , Page 6649-6661

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.28.23.4

Abstract
  The present work investigates the settlement behaviour of weak soils which cover the middle and southern part of Iraq. Physical and chemical properties were studied for weak soil brought ...  Read More ...