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Chen’s work is often cited alongside statistics showing that expansive soils cause billions in annual damage, rivaling natural disasters like hurricanes in total destructive cost. ResearchGate Foundation Engineering for Expansive Soils | Request PDF

A thick, heavily reinforced concrete mat designed to be rigid enough to move as a single unit if the soil heaves, preventing localized cracking.

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