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http://repository.futminna.edu.ng:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/7545| Title: | Investigating Some Geotechnical Properties of Overburden Soil within Abuja in North-central Nigeria |
| Authors: | Gomna, Baba Alhassan, Musa Alhaji, Mustapha Mohammed |
| Keywords: | Geotechnical properties, Overburden soil, Soil classification, Bedrock |
| Issue Date: | 2018 |
| Publisher: | Proceeding of the 1st International Civil Engineering Conference, Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria |
| Citation: | Gomna, B., Alhassan, M. and Alhaji, M. M., (2018). Investigating Some Geotechnical Properties of Overburden Soil within Abuja in North-central Nigeria. Proceeding of the 1st International Civil Engineering Conference, Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria, pp. 305-310 |
| Abstract: | Boreholes were drilled to bedrock at ten different locations, along a stretch path, within the study area. Tests including, natural moisture content (NMC), specific gravity (SG), Liquid Limit (LL), Plastic Limit (PL) and sieve analysis were carried out with the aim of classifying the soils according to Unified Soil Classification System (USCS). Result of the study showed that the soil along the studied path is characterized by a cap of silty organic top soil, followed by clayey soil, which in some cases formed lenses along the path. Below the clayey soil layer is stratum of weathered silty soil, which extends to the parent rock. |
| URI: | http://repository.futminna.edu.ng:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/7545 |
| Appears in Collections: | Civil Engineering |
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