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    Citation - WoS: 5
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    Clay Content Effects on Triaxial Swelling Characteristics of Clay-Bearing Samples
    (Sila Science, 2012) Bilir, M. Erdinc; Sari, Y. Dursun; Muftuoglu, Yadigar V.; Donmez, Senayi; Department of Civil Engineering
    There are some factors which have an important influence on the swelling characteristics of clay-bearing structures such as type of clay mineral, clay content, stress path, confinement, and scale effect. This paper includes a study of some of these factors of a reconstituted clay-bearing rock samples using a computer-controlled triaxial swelling test apparatus. According to the test results, almost the same swelling potential and stress are observed for the samples having the same density, diameter/height ratio, smectite content, and a confining pressure. On the other hand, the smectite content and confining pressure have a significant influence on the swelling behavior.