Shrink/ Swell Potential soils with more than 30% clay have a high shrink Swell clay more ss Potential (if clay is 2: 1) to avoid this problem soil must be compacted and water must be kept out Without the above Shrink/swell will crack t foundations and Poles leaning due to shrink-swell of the soil pavements or move telephone poles
Shrink / Swell Potential- • soils with more than 30% clay have a high Shrink Swell > clay more S.S. Potential (if clay is 2:1) • to avoid this problem soil must be compacted and water must be kept out. • Without the above - Shrink/swell will crack foundations and pavements or move telephone poles
rr 二动 8 1960 Engineers Testing Labor atories Inc, Phoenix.Az and we can save 700 lira by not taking soil tests