Brief Report
May 1973
Oxidation and Heave of Black Shale
Authors: Robert M. Quigley, James E. Zajic, Edward McKyes, and Raymond N. Yong, M.ASCEAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division
Volume 99, Issue 5
Abstract
Heave of floor slabs and lightly loaded structures founded on black, pyritic shales has been a severe engineering problem in several places in the world. The geochemical processes responsible for the heaving are generally believed to involve oxidation of ferrous sulphides that produce a variety of secondary sulphates. Additionally, the role of autotrophic bacteria as a catalyst to oxidation weathering processes has received some attention. The purpose of this note is to present additional information in support of the idea that autotrophic bacteria of the Thiobacillus–Ferrobacillus ferrooxidous species are important in catalyzing the oxidation of sulphides in black shale and to suggest gypsum as the actual mineral species causing at least some of the heave.
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Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division
Volume 99 • Issue 5 • May 1973
Pages: 417 - 421
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© 1973 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 12, 2021
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Robert M. Quigley
Prof. of Engrg. Sci., Univ. of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
James E. Zajic
Prof. of Chem. and Biochem. Engrg., Univ. of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
Edward McKyes
Asst. Prof., Dept. of Civ. Engrg. and Applied Mech., McGill Univ., Montreal, Quebec Canada
Raymond N. Yong, M.ASCE
Prof. of Civ. Engrg. and Applied Mech., McGill Univ., Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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