Unsaturated soils
Subtitle: proceedings of sessions sponsored by the Subcommittee on Unsaturated Soils (Committee on Soil Properties) and the Committee on Shallow Foundations of the Geotechnical Engineering Division of the American Society of Civil Engineers in conjunction with the ASCE Convention in Dallas, Texas, October 24-28, 1993
By: edited by Sandra L. Houston and Warren K. Wray.
Contributors: Houston, Sandra L.; Wray, Warren K.; American Society of Civil Engineers. Geotechnical Engineering Division. Subcommittee on Unsaturated Soils.; American Society of Civil Engineers. Geotechnical Engineering Division. Committee on Shallow Foundations.; ASCE National Convention (1993 : Dallas, Texas)
Series: Geotechnical special publication ;; no. 39
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Published: 1993
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
Subjects: Soil mechanics -- Congresses.; Soil moisture -- Congresses.
Description: Recent appreciation for the pervasiveness of unsaturated soils in engineering practice has led to increased interest in unsaturated soil mechanics. Unsaturated soil behavior is important to a broad array of engineering issues, from foundation design and performance to expansive, compacted, and collapsible soils. This compilation of peer-reviewed papers features current practices and research in the analysis and design of geotechnical engineering and geo-environmental works in unsaturated soils.

Papers and case histories highlight the history and current trends in unsaturated soil mechanics, methods of predicting volume change of compacted and naturally occurring soils, shrink/swell behavior, and the performance of moisture barriers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.