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1) The origin of expansive soils occurs from clay minerals like montmorillonite that expand when in contact with water. 2) Parent materials that can form expansive soils include igneous rocks low in silica and sedimentary rocks containing montmorillonite. 3) Clay particles are made of layered structures of silica and gibbsite sheets that determine the properties and behavior of different clay minerals like kaolinite, halloysite, montmorillonite, and illite in soil.
- Author
- Sai Kumar
- Language
- EN