Assessment of soil response to exchangeable sodium percentage by consistence and water retention properties

•Sodium smectite had the greatest swelling and kaolinite had minimal swelling.•Soil containing smectite increased in swelling from ESP.•Smectitic soils can be identified by the effect of ESP on soil swelling properties.•Water retention and liquid limit were the most responsive to solution ESP. The u...

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