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A New Method of Measuring Shrink‐Swell Potential Using Soil Pastes
Author(s) -
Schafer William M.,
Singer Michael J.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
soil science society of america journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1435-0661
pISSN - 0361-5995
DOI - 10.2136/sssaj1976.03615995004000050050x
Subject(s) - swell , soil test , soil science , clay soil , environmental science , geotechnical engineering , geology , soil water , oceanography
A new method of measuring shrink‐swell potential of soil was developed using < 2‐mm sieved soil. Results obtained by this method were significantly correlated with COLE determined on natural soil clods ( p < 0.001, r 2 = 0.83). The new method is fast, requires little equipment, and should be a valuable test of shrink‐swell potential when clods cannot be obtained or when equipment for measuring COLE by the standard method is not available.