Microfabric and mineralogical studies on the stabilization of an expansive soil using cement by-pass dust and some types of slags

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1150-1167

  Al Rawas, Amer Ali ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Expansive soils; Microfabric; Mineralogy; SEM; Stabilization; XRD

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; BLAST FURNACES; CALCIUM; CLAY MINERALS; DUST; ION EXCHANGE; MINERALOGY; POSITIVE IONS; REDUCTION; SLAG CEMENT; SOILS;

SOIL TREATMENT;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; CLAY MINERAL; EXPANSIVE SOIL; SLAG; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL STABILIZATION;

EID: 0036025925     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t02-046     Document Type: Article

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