Mechanical stabilization of cemented soil-fly ash mixtures with recycled plastic strips

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 943-947

  Sobhan, Khaled ^a   Mashnad, Mehedy ^b  

^a Florida Atlantic University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Fly ash; Mechanical properties; Mixtures; Recycling; Stabilization

Indexed keywords

PLASTIC CONTAINERS; RECYCLING; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REUSABILITY; TENSILE TESTING;

FRACTURE ENERGY;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

FLY ASH; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; RECYCLING; SOIL STABILIZATION; STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0242317863     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2003)129:10(943)     Document Type: Article

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