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Characteristics of Clay Soil by Kamran Khan is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document discusses the origin and properties of clay soils. It begins by explaining that clay soils experience extensive chemical weathering, changing them into a new material different from the parent rocks. As a result, the engineering properties and behavior of clays are quite different from other soils. It then provides details on the chemistry and structure of clay minerals like kaolinite, montmorillonite, and illite. Key points covered include ionic bonding in clay crystals, isomorphous substitut
- Author
- Kamran Khan
- Language
- EN