2 publications

• Published Subscription 11 Nov 2022

  Fixation of Soil Movement in Dryland Areas: A Review

  By Abbas Al-Taie, Zainab A. Altameemia

  Abstract: The dry regions occupy many parts of the world. The dry regions accoyped widely These regions increased progressively due to the climatic changes the globe is exposed to. In addition to climate change, the combined consequences of poor land management, and unsustainable water usage turned many places into drylands. The soils of these lands became victim to the impact of wind erosion, and, as a result, increased desert areas and …

  Published in Journal of Geotechnical Engineering · Vol. 9, Issue 2, 2022 · pp. 22–28 Read article →

• Published Subscription 3 Dec 2019

  A Review on Stabilization of Expansive Soil Using Different Methods

  By Abbas Al-Taie, Abeer F. Hussein, Ahmed S. Ali

  Abstract: Expansive soils are difficult soils for construction purposes because of their cyclic swell/shrink behavior. These soils undergo significant expansion when subjected to an increase in water content or shrink under evaporation condition (when water out). Bulging soils can be improved in several ways. Either by adding materials such as cement, lime, sand and adding river mixture soil. or these soils treated with chemical additives. When added to expansive soils in …

  Published in Journal of Geotechnical Engineering · Vol. 6, Issue 3, 2019 · pp. 32–40 Read article →