Fink, Dwayne Harold2014-03-142014-03-141965-06-15etd-08012012-040701http://hdl.handle.net/10919/39008Free-swelling properties of montmorillonites in water systems were studied using X-ray diffraction techniques. Four specimen type montmorillonites (Wyoming bentonite, Otay bentonite, hectorite and nontronite) and several soil clays were selected. In Phase I of the study the differential swelling properties were related to the type of cation on the exchange complex and to variations in the mineralogical properties of the montmorillonites.126 leavesBTDapplication/pdfenIn CopyrightLD5655.V856 1965.F564MontmorilloniteSoil moistureWaterlogging (Soils)Some mineralogical and physical interpretations of the free- swelling characteristics of montmorillonite-water systemsDissertationhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08012012-040701/