{"product_id":"9780784405925","title":"Expansive Clay Soils and Vegetative Influences on Shallow Foundations","description":"\u003cp\u003eProceedings of sessions of the Shallow Foundation and Soil Properties Committee of the Geo-Institute at the ASCE 2001 Civil Engineering Conference, held in Houston, Texas, October 10-13, 2001.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Geotechnical Special Publication contains 14 papers that discuss the effects of trees and moisture movements on various lightly loaded foundations on expansive clays. Papers review current state of the practice in foundation design, maintenance, and remediation as it relates to vegetative effects and expansive clays on foundations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTopics include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003etree root damage to buildings; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003epredicting volume changes in expansive soils resulting from environmental factors including vegetation;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003edrought; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eexpansive clay soil problems and solutions throughout the world; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003esoil-structure interaction; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003efield test program to obtain geotechnical properties; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003edepth of wetting and active zone in expansive soils; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eslabs on expansive clay with vegetation considerations; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003evolume change coefficient of expansive clay; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ein-situ modification of active clays for shallow foundation remediation; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ecracking of pavement due to drying shrinkage; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003esoil suction measurements; and \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003edata base on under-slab moisture contents in Texas.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"American Society of Civil Engineers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47025899929840,"sku":"9780784405925","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780784405925","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}