Investigation on Expansive Soil Problems Associated with Damages in Low Rise Buildings along South East Coast of India: A Geotechnical Mapping Approach
This business is used in subsurface scene investigations to identify the different soil formations, with a devote effort to something the swelling traits of clays. The information was filed into a geographic facts system (GIS) accompanying interactive maps. These maps have been used to recognise the lump potential in various positions throughout Puducherry, in addition to the study of identified damages in the form of cracks. When utilizing computer methods, efficiency is extremely extreme. In situ and compacted samples are used to judge the engineering characteristics of an expansive soil. The Swelling potential of the talkative soil mainly depends upon the possessions of soil and environmental factors and Stress Conditions. The aim of this affair is to debate the factors that influence lump behavior and the associated damage in reduced-rise buildings. The permissible and predicted damage in dwellings buildings is depicted in terms of design properties and related damage. The attendance of high flexible clay signifies the presence of growth soil problems. Expansive soils everywhere the world cause serious issues on obliging engineering buildings, resulting in lakhs of services being spent to repair the damage questions associated with the houses. Soil properties mapped in this place study which influence the damage potential of the architecture structures are brick mineralogy, liquid limit, plastic limit and primary water content, plasticity index, dry mass. Environmental parameters, beginning liquid content, climate, ground water seepage conditions, plants, and the soil profile of the study’s mud soil are all recorded in the table. So it will be helpful for the general public expected aware of this soil characteristic so that correctly select the right type of institution and the appropriate time to advance the aspects of construction.
Author(s) Details:
M. Selvamsagayaradja,
Pondicherry Engineering College Puducherry, India.
V. Murugaiyan,
Department of Civil Engineering, Pondicherry Engineering College Puducherry, India.
T. Sundarajan,
Department of Civil Engineering, Pondicherry Engineering College Puducherry, India.
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Keywords: Swelling characteristics, damages, low rise buildings, GIS with interactive maps
