Effect of geotextile and cement on the performance of sabkha subgrade

Building and Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 807-820

  Aiban, S A ^a   Al Ahmadi, H M ^a   Asi, I M ^b   Siddique, Z U ^a   Al Amoudi, O S B ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^b HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Cement; Geotextile; Modulus of resilience; Sabkha; Stabilization; Statistical analysis; Subgrade; Water sensitivity

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; CONSTRUCTION; DYNAMICS; GEOTEXTILES; MOISTURE; PORTLAND CEMENT; SOILS; STABILIZATION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BASE THICKNESS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GEOTEXTILE GRADE; LOAD-CARRYING CAPACITY; MODULUS OF RESILIENCE; SABKHA SUBGRADE; SOIL-FABRIC-AGGREGATE SYSTEMS; WATER SENSITIVITY;

CONCRETE PAVEMENTS;

AGGREGATES; CONCRETE PAVEMENTS; CONSTRUCTION; DYNAMICS; GEOTEXTILES; MOISTURE; PORTLAND CEMENT; SOILS; STABILIZATION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CARRYING CAPACITY; CEMENT; GEOTEXTILE; PAVEMENT; SOIL STRENGTH;

EID: 31344472396     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2005.03.006     Document Type: Article

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