J. Orta Rangel

Mitigation of Expansion in Clays by Mixing with Tezontle

J. J. Gonzalez Herrera, T. López Lara, J. B. Hernandez Zaragoza & J. Orta Rangel · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2026

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that the expansion of clays or silts can be reduced by mixing them with porous materials such as tezontle (a type of volcanic rock). The tests presented in this article were conducted at the geotechnical laboratory of the Autonomous Uni...