Matric Suction Monitoring and Modelling - Ahero Test Site
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1996
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Abstract
The research project "Expansive Soils, Kenya" is a collaborative project between the
universities of Nairobi and Saskatchewan and the Materials Department of the Ministry of
Public Works and Housing The project was initiated by the Department of Civil Engineering
of the University of Nairobi and funded by the International Development Research Centre
(IDRC) with the main objective of developing a design and construction methodology for
roads on black cotton soils in Kenya...This report presents the results of the matric suction monitoring in the test site at
Ahero as well as the modelling of matric suction under the pavement carried out at the
University of Nairobi.
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IDRC Final Report
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KENYA, CIVIL ENGINEERING, SOIL ANALYSIS, SOIL WATER CONTENT, PAVEMENTS, TESTS, BEARING CHARACTERISTICS, ROAD CONSTRUCTION, COMPACTION, SOIL MECHANICS, PERMEABILITY, MATRIC SUCTION