Field and Laboratory Evaluation of the Impact of Heavy Clay Soil Cracks PDF

Keywords

Clay soil, Cracks, Drainage, Vertical drains, Equation

Abstract

Field and Laboratory evaluation of the impact of soil cracking on drainage and improvement of hydraulic conductivity of the heavy clay soil was conducted on the clay soils of Lattakia (region of Mediterranean). This research was to investigate the spatial and temporal variability of water movement in cracking field soil and study the impact of cracks as vertical drains in soil and to develop a correction factor for equation of drainage spacing.