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Effect of Dune Sand on the Swelling Soils Stabilization; Case Study: The Region of Adrar (Algeria)

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Clayey soil is the foundation for many buildings. Construction on this kind of soil requires a good companion for the recognition of identification and characterization of their swelling potential. The present research focuses on the addition of dune sand to stabilize this phenomenon. The choice of this material is justified by its availability at a local level, in the region of Adrar, thus, the low cost. Several tests are carried out for the identification of expansive soil in the region of Adrar in order to stabilize it and asses the influence of dune sand in different percentages. Finally, it can be concluded that free swelling decreases with increasing percentage of sand.

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  1. Ahmed Draia University, 01000, Adrar, Algeria

    Khedidja Belaidi, Belkacem Mekerta & Mohamed Benabdelfattah

  2. LAE Laboratory of EPAU, LDDI Laboratory of Adrar, Adrar, Algeria

    Mohamed Benabdelfattah

  3. Aboubekr Belkaid University, BP 230, Tlemcen, Algeria

    Mohamed Amine Allal

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  1. Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University, Orange, CA, USA

    Hesham El-Askary

  2. Kütahya Dumlupınar Üniversitesi, Kütahya, Turkey

    Zeynal Abiddin Erguler

  3. School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia

    Murat Karakus

  4. Lab of Cartography and Applied Geology, School of Engineering, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Port (ISEP), Polytechnic of Porto, Porto, Portugal

    Helder I. Chaminé

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Belaidi, K., Mekerta, B., Benabdelfattah, M., Allal, M.A. (2022). Effect of Dune Sand on the Swelling Soils Stabilization; Case Study: The Region of Adrar (Algeria). In: El-Askary, H., Erguler, Z.A., Karakus, M., Chaminé, H.I. (eds) Research Developments in Geotechnics, Geo-Informatics and Remote Sensing. CAJG 2019. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72896-0_16

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