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O21: Dispersive and Slaking Soils Management – Year 1 (2020–21)

Authors
Zia Rice
Georgia O'Connor
Louise Dutton
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Soils with slaking and dispersive properties are common across Queensland. While often undetected and unproblematic in the natural environment, soils with these properties cause problems for infrastructure as they are highly erodible in the presence of water.

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