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Shale is the most abundant sedimentary rock worldwide and is often used as a construction material in many civil engineering applications. However, this material is easily deteriorated when it is exposed to cyclic wetting and drying processes. Deterioration of shale used for highway construction applications may lead to bearing capacity failure of highway embankments and instability of the adjacent...