Browsing by Author "Asante, S. Y."

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    The collapsible nature of residual granite soils of the Cape Granite Suite
    (South African Institution of Civil Engineering, 2019) Fouche, N.; Asante, S. Y.
    INTRODUCTION: Where residual granite soils of the Cape Granite Suite, located in the Western Province of South Africa are identified on-site during a geotechnical investigation, the potential risk of collapse settlement should not be overlooked and will, in all instances, require investigative measures to determine the likelihood and extent of sudden and excessive settlement. The majority of research pertaining to collapsible soils has focused on the problematic basement complex granites situated in the northern part of the country, with much less attention paid to the weathered Cape granites. However, the research carried out on these, often troublesome, Cape granite soils at Stellenbosch University has allowed the researchers to gain valuable insight into their collapse behaviour.