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Natural Building Colloquium
When an appropriate combination of cellulose fiber and expansive clay is left to dry, the excessive shrinkage caused by ... and up. Over the next few years we learned how to work with more expansive clays like bentonite and hectorite, which gave greater shrinkage on drying and therefore greater strength. ...
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Natural Building Colloquium
A soil with a very expansive clay may be rejected after this test, but soils in close proximity or lower in the ground may have less expansive clays. When you find a good ...
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EcoIQ Magazine Spring 1999 Features
From Landslides To Expansive Clays And Wet Basements. It is normal for new houses to "settle," and slightly shift, which is mostly a one-time event. But, expansive clay never wears ... are primary locations for expansive clay deposited by rivers. Damage from expansive clays can be prevented or managed. Before building, contractors can replace the clay with non-expansive soil or stabilize the ...
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Sourcebook Earth Guidelines
Soils that are bentonitic or highly expansive are normally unsuitable for earth construction without modification. The shrink and swell capacity of ... the acid test is how the clays actually perform under compaction and even poor performance can be offset by stabilization. Soil cracking after rainfall may indicate expansive soil. Soil must be ...
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The Basics of Green Manuring
It is more advantageous to seed a legume than a non-legume because of the nitrogen gained by the soil; however, generally the legume seed is more expansive ...
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