TM 5-818-1 / AFM 88-3, Chap. 7
CHAPTER 13
FOUNDATIONS ON EXPANSIVE SOILS
13-1. General. Natural and man-made deposits of
13-2. Foundation problems. The problems related to
soils that contain substantial proportions of clay minerals
expansive soils should be referred to the above-
have a potential for swelling or shrinking with change in
mentioned manual.
water content. Certain engineering aspects such as site
studies, heave predictions, and foundation types are
discussed in the latest revision of TM 5-818-7.
13-1
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