A Study of Swelling Pressure of Soil along Left Bank Canal of BARGI Dam

Abstract

When an expansive soil attracts and accumulates water a pressure known as swelling or expansion pressure builds up in the soil and it is exerted on the overlying materials and structures if they are any. On the other hand, tests to determine index properties are quite simple and less expensive. A correlation for the quick analysis of swell pressure of soil from the graph generated between different soil engineering parameters such as (OMC, MDD, PI, ACTIVITY OF SOIL and RL) and SWELLING PRESSURE2 ( inKPa). In this study, an attempt is made to correlate swell pressure with reduced depth of the location along the left bank canal.