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Seepage investigations of heterogeneous soils beneath some buildings using geophysical approaches: example from southwestern Nigeria
Abstract Buildings along the flood plain of River Osun, southwest Nigeria, are usually thought of as been a safe haven …
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Influence of fines on the compression behaviour of decomposed volcanic rocks
The compression behaviour of mixtures of sand with fines derived from decomposed volcanic rocks has been investigated in details. Oedometer …
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Premature failure of a major highway in southwestern Nigeria: the case of Ipele–Isua highway
Mineralogical, geochemical and geotechnical analyses were carried out to evaluate the contributions of geological and geotechnical properties of subgrade soils …
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Application of geophysical approach to highway pavement failure: a case study from basement complex terrain southwestern Nigeria
Geophysical survey involving Schlumberger Vertical Electrical Sounding, 2-D imaging dipole–dipole technique and ground magnetic method were carried out along Ibadan-Ife …
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Evaluation of the mechanical properties and critical slope parameters of mine tailings at Enyigba, South eastern, Nigeria
This study examines the effects of slope geometry and Geo-mechanical parameters of tailing dumps at Enyigba mine, Nigeria. Fifty-two slopes …
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The potential of cement stabilized shale quarry dust for possible use as road foundation material
This research investigated the potential of cement stabilized shale quarry dust for possible use as road foundation material. From the …
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Correction to: Effect of different parameters on the behavior of strip footing resting on weak soil improved by granular piles
After publication of this article [1] it came to our attention that the affiliation of Mohamed Elsawy was incorrectly shown. …
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Determination of soil shear properties on a soil to concrete interface using a direct shear box apparatus
Direct shear experiments were carried out both to investigate the interaction between a predominantly cohesion less soil and in-situ concrete …
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Estimation of undrained shear strength of fine grained soils from cone penetration resistance
Background Many previous authors have proposed empirical methods for the evaluation of undrained shear strength S u of soft to …
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Use of quick and hydrated lime in stabilization of lateritic soil: comparative analysis of laboratory data
A laboratory study was undertaken to evaluate and compare the stabilization effectiveness of different percentages (0, 2.5, 5, 7.5, 10%) …
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Geotechnical hazardous effects of municipal wastewater on plasticity and swelling potentiality of clayey soils in Upper Egypt
In Upper Egypt, the settled areas were constructed on the flood plain clayey soils which situated on both sides of …