CON - AID ASIA : Technical

Road professionals are mainly concerned with the properties of the soil beneath the road structure. These soil properties, which influence the ability to support load, are determined by the presence of clay minerals. Swelling and shrinkage of clay due to interaction with water causes serious failure like cracking, rutting, depression and subsidence. The properties and behavior of clay in fact depends on the amount and type of constituent minerals.
     
 
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