Workshop on the Geotechnical Challenges posed by High Plasticity Clays
Description
High plasticity clays are encountered in many parts of the world, including the island of Cyprus. These clays are characterised by low friction angle values and a high tendency for volume change upon changes in their moisture content. As such, high plasticity clays are responsible for landslides and other instabilities even in mild terrain, and for damage to buildings and other infrastructure due to ground swelling and shrinkage, two problems that are of particular relevance to Cyprus. Moreover, under partial saturation they often exhibit a network of desiccation cracks that affect both the strength and the permeability of the soil in-situ. The aim of this workshop is to shed light on the complex phenomena governing the hydro-mechanical behavior of high plasticity clays and present ways of dealing with the pertinent geotechnical problems in practice.
Organizer
University of Cyprus / Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber (ΕΤΕΚ)
Contact Information
- Contact person: Dimitrios Loukidis
- Address: Kallipoleos 75
- Phone: +357 22892192
- Email: [email protected]
Website
https://newdev.ucy.ac.cy/cee/workshop-on-the-geotechnical-challenges-posed-by-high-plasticity-clays/
Additional Information
The workshop will be live streamed at: https://ucy.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=6d92f327-e42c-41c8-aebc-aeb700a1ef31 from 9:15 to 13:10 https://ucy.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=9eb9cbae-fd26-43f9-ae7c-aeb700a28351 from 13:50 to 16:30
