Measuring Sulfate in Subgrade Soil: Difficulties and Triumphs

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1837, 2003, Pages 3-11

  Harris, Pat ^a   Scullion, Tom ^a   Sebesta, Stephen ^a   Claros, German ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Building 39   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; COLORIMETRY; GROUNDWATER; PH EFFECTS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); ROAD CONSTRUCTION; SOIL TESTING; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ION CHROMATOGRAPHY (IC); SUBGRADE SOILS;

SOILS;

EID: 1942452919     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1837-01     Document Type: Conference Paper

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