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    Some basic questions on clay swelling and heave

    Hi, I had a quick search but couldn't spot anything that I could understand! Briefly: a: What mechanism causes clays to swell when damp? b: What is the maximum pressure that swelling clay can exert? c: Do cellar floors lift in the centre from heave because the walls are sufficiently loaded to...
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    What is best practice for piling where thin layers of clay-rock-clay-rock are present?

    Hi, This is my first post here, so please don't kill me if I break any etiquette rules! I am converting a UK 13 metre x 9 metre barn into a small single storey timber frame house. The frame is a Wiki House CNC 'jigsaw kit' design. My structural engineer says that there will be about 20 - 30...

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