Properties and performance of lateritic soil in road pavements

Engineering Geology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 71-80

  Mahalinga Iyer, Umarany ^a   Williams, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Compaction; Highways; Laterites; Laterization; Shear strength

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; PAVEMENTS; ROADBUILDING MATERIALS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL TESTING; TROPICS;

LATERITIC SOILS; LATERIZATION;

SOILS;

LATERITE; PAVEMENT; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; SHEAR STRENGTH;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND;

EID: 0042044114     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0013-7952(96)00096-8     Document Type: Article

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