Ohamobi, Sylvester Ikechukwu
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The engineering soil properties interpretation uses a classification similar to that widely used in agricultural and land use surveys.
This leads to the possibility of land development. This can help directly in getting information in the quantity of earth works
associated with road construction to different geometric standards. m
The engineering soil properties lead to the production of soil engineering maps showing swampy area erosion - prone sites,, shifting
sands and indicating where unstable ground exists. Construction costs of roads therefore can be greatly reduced if the results obtained
from this study are used.
ACKNOWLWDGEMENTS | : ue p t i T.
Our sincere thanks go to Professor C.O Ofoegbu, the Chief Executive of NBRRI for his permission for the publication of this paper.
We also wish to thank the former Director of the institute, Dr. A.O Madedor, who made this project to be a reality by providing the
materials and fund for its execution. We are grateful to Mr. Hyacinth Njemanze for typing the scripts.
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