Assessment of sulfate-bearing ground for soil stabilisation for built development

Ground Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 30-34

  Longworth, Ian ^a  

^a BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUND EFFECT; SOILS; STABILIZATION;

ASSESSMENT; SULFATE-BEARING;

SULFATE MINERALS;

CEMENT; FAILURE MECHANISM; LIME; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL STABILIZATION;

EID: 2442687681     PISSN: 00174653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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