Effect of fly ash on engineering properties of expansive soils

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 130, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 764-767

  Phani Kumar, B R ^a   Sharma, Radhey S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PLASTICITY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOILS; SWELLING;

EXPANSIVE SOILS; SWELLING PRESSURES; WATER CONTENT;

FLY ASH;

EXPANSIVE SOIL; FLY ASH; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTY; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL MECHANICS;

FRAXINUS;

EID: 3242663387     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2004)130:7(764)     Document Type: Article

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