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STP623
Dispersive Clays, Related Piping, and Erosion in Geotechnical Projects

Sherard JL, Decker RS
Pages: 495
Published: 1977

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The symposium on Dispersive Clays, Related Piping, and Erosion in Geotechnical Projects was presented at the Seventy-ninth Annual Meeting of the American Society for Testing and Materials held in Chicago, Ill., 27 June - 2 July 1976. Committee D18 on Soil and Rock for Engineering Purposes sponsored the symposium. J. L. Sherard, consulting engineer, and R. S. Decker, Hoskins-Western-Sonderegger, Inc., presided as symposium co-chairmen and editors of this publication.



Table of Contents

Introduction
Decker R., Sherard J.

Some Engineering Problems with Dispersive Clays
Decker R., Dunnigan L., Sherard J.

Dispersive Clay at Sobradinho Dam
Bourdeaux G., Imaizumi H.

Dispersive Clay in Irrigation Dams in Thailand
Chirapuntu S., Cole B., Liggins T., Maiklad P., Ratanasen C.

Experience with Studies of Clay Erodibility in Greece
Coumoulos D.

Tunnel-Gully Erosion and Urban Development: A Case Study
Crouch R.

Chemical Treatment of a Sensitive, Cemented Clay (Champlain Clay)
Dascal O., Hurtubise J.

Erodibility Tests on a Sensitive, Cemented Marine Clay (Champlain Clay)
Dascal O., Hurtubise J., Pouliot G.

Development and Use of the Soil Conservation Service Dispersion Test
Decker R., Dunnigan L.

Amelioration of Tunnelling Susceptible Soils in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales, by Modification of Clay Double-Layer Interactions
Elliott G.

Field Methods for Determination of Soluble Salts and Percent Sodium from Extract for Identifying Dispersive Clay Soils
Flanagan C., Holmgren G.

Experiences in Identification and Treatment of Dispersive Clays in Mississippi Dams
Forsythe P.

Laboratory Testing on High-Sodium Nondispersive Clays as Related to the Repair of a Clay Dam in Algeria
Francq J., Post G.

Erosion, Corrective Maintenance, and Dispersive Clays
Allen R., Ghuman O., McNeill R.

Protecting a Dispersive Soil Storage by Water Treatment
Grant K., Ingles O., Lawrence I., Sommerville P.

Factors Influencing Dispersive Clays and Methods of Identification
Arulanandan K., Heinzen R.

Factors Affecting Spontaneous Dispersion of soil Materials as Evidenced by the Crumb Test
Flanagan C., Holmgren G.

Conditions Causing Piping in Compacted Clay
Altschaeffl A., Landau H.

Erosion of Unsaturated Clay in a Pinhole Test
Lewis D., Schmidt N.

Identification of Dispersive Clays in the Texas Gulf Coast Area
Marshall A., Workman J.

The Role of Dispersion in the Slaking of Intact Clay
Mitchell J., Moriwaki Y.

A Rheological Approach to Dispersive Clays
Nickel S.

Dispersion Characteristics of Clay from Mushroom Cave, Meramec Park Lake Project, Meramec River, Missouri
Perry E., Postol G.

Case Histories of Repairs and Designs for Dams Built with Dispersive Clay
Phillips J.

Relevance of Atterberg Limits in Evaluating Piping and Breaching Potential
Reséndiz D.

Dispersion in Some New Zealand Clays
Riley P.

Identification of Susceptible Soils and Control of Tunnelling Failure in Small Earth Dams
Rosewell C.

Encountering Dispersive Clays on Soil Conservation Service Projects in Oklahoma
Ryker N.

Concept of Critical Shear Stress in Relation to Characterization of Dispersive Clays
Sargunan A.

Influence of Eroding Solution Composition on Dispersive Behavior of a Compacted Clay Shale
Mitchell J., Statton C.

Experiences with Tests of Dispersibility of Fine-Grained Soils for Dams in Colombia
Villegas F.

Turbidity and Zeta Potential Measurements of Clay Dispersibility
Sethi A., Yong R.

Dispersive Soils at Sugarloaf Dam Site, Near Melbourne, Australia
Casinader R., Stapledon D.

Summary—Evaluation of Symposium on Dispersive Clays
Decker R., Sherard J.

Index


Committee: D18
Paper ID: STP623-EB
DOI: 10.1520/STP623-EB
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-4696-9

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