What are the different types of tests used for the problematic soils ?

 Problem soil testing

▪Organic soil: Furnace test

▪Expansive soil: DFSI (differential free swell index), Swell pressure test

▪ Dispersive soil: Crumb test, Pin hole test, Double hydrometer test

▪Liquefiable soil: Dynamic triaxial test, Cyclic simple shear

▪ Soft soil: Compressibility (Oedometer test), Shear strength (Vane shear tests)

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