GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTIES OF A CLAY SAMPLE FROM IDOGBO COMMUNITY, IKPOBA OKHA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, EDO STATE, SOUTH WESTERN NIGERIA.
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Samples of three wetland soils were collected from the Idobgo Area of Benin City, Edo State and were subjected to engineering property tests with the principal objective of predicting their engineering behaviour. These samples were subjected to four basic engineering property tests. The tests are; specific gravity, compaction test, Atterberg limit tests, and particle size analysis. Results from the specific gravity tests show 2.34 Atterberg limits results is: Liquid limit 90.61%, plastic limits: 44.74%, and 45.87%. plasticity index. With a particle size distribution of 99.2% clay, and 0.8%.all these results show that the clay soils around the Idobgo, Benin area will need a lot of stabilization to be suitable for construction
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