MAPPING REMOVAL SWELLING CLAY SOILS IN THE AURES (N’GAOUS) ALGERIA
Journal Title: Analele Universitatii din Oradea, Seria Geografie - Year 2016, Vol 26, Issue 2
Abstract
The shrinkage and swelling phenomena of certain clay soils cause differential settlement manifested by disorders that affect mainly the individual frame. The objective of this research was to create a map related to these phenomena especially in the area of Algeria N’gaous (figure 1). The approach of the study is primarily based firstly on the interpretation of a geological map at a scale 1 : 50 000 and on the other part from existing literature and observations on a synthesis of a large number of geotechnical information to determine susceptibility to the phenomenon of clay or marl formations. This approach consisted in the establishment of a synthetic departmental mapping of these formations that have been identified from a hierarchy as to their susceptibility according to the shrinkage and swelling phenomenon. This classification was established on the basis of three quantifiable main features: the dominant lithology of formations, the mineralogical composition of their clay fraction (proportion of swelling minerals) and geotechnical behavior (primarily assessed from the blue value and the plasticity index).
Authors and Affiliations
MOUNA Rahmani, MOHAMED Baheddi, KALLA Mahdi
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