Reactive Soil

A reactive soil is a clay-type soil that swells on wetting and shrinks on drying.

If not carefully designed many local government assets can be damaged by the swelling and shrinking associated with reactive soils.

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  2. Reactive Soils can be Vicious (Des Grevell & Marty Bennett)
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