Paige-Green, P2009-01-152009-01-152008-11Paige-Green. P. 2008. Dispersive and erodible soils - fundamental differences. Problem soils in South Africa conference, Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa, November 3-4, 2008, pp 79780620425117http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2825This paper was presented at Problem soils in South Africa conference, Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa, November 3-4, 2008Dispersive, erodible and slaking soils are prevalent over wide areas of South Africa. Each of these materials increases the cost of construction, but dispersive soils are likely to lead to far more serious problems, particularly in dam construction. Although frequently similar in surface appearance, the materials are fundamentally different and must be identified and treated differently during construction. This paper summarises the fundamental differences in the materials, discusses current test methods to differentiate between them and reviews techniques for handling them as construction materialsenSoilsDispersiveTestingIdentificationErodible materialsSlaking materialsTreatmentConference PresentationPaige-Green, P. (2008). Dispersive and erodible soils - fundamental differences. South African Institute for Engineering and Environmental Geologists. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2825Paige-Green, P. "Dispersive and erodible soils - fundamental differences." (2008): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2825Paige-Green P, Dispersive and erodible soils - fundamental differences; South African Institute for Engineering and Environmental Geologists; 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2825 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Paige-Green, P AB - Dispersive, erodible and slaking soils are prevalent over wide areas of South Africa. Each of these materials increases the cost of construction, but dispersive soils are likely to lead to far more serious problems, particularly in dam construction. Although frequently similar in surface appearance, the materials are fundamentally different and must be identified and treated differently during construction. This paper summarises the fundamental differences in the materials, discusses current test methods to differentiate between them and reviews techniques for handling them as construction materials DA - 2008-11 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Soils KW - Dispersive KW - Testing KW - Identification KW - Erodible materials KW - Slaking materials KW - Treatment LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2008 SM - 9780620425117 T1 - Dispersive and erodible soils - fundamental differences TI - Dispersive and erodible soils - fundamental differences UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2825 ER -