Small-strain shear moduli of chemically stabilized sulfate-bearing cohesive soils

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 322-336

  Puppala, Anand J ^a   Kadam, Rupesh ^a   Madhyannapu, Raja S ^a   Hoyos, Laureano R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cements; Clays; Heaving; Lime; Shear modulus; Stabilization; Stiffness; Sulfates

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; CLAY; COMPACTION; ELASTIC MODULI; LIME; MOISTURE; STABILIZATION; STIFFNESS; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

BENDER ELEMENT TEST; SMALL STRAIN SHEAR MODULI; SULFATE BEARING COHESIVE SOILS; SULFATE HEAVING;

SOIL TESTING;

SHEAR MODULUS; SOIL STABILIZATION;

MONITORING; SHEAR PROPERTY; SOIL BURIAL TEST; STIFFNESS; STRAIN;

EID: 32944464055     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2006)132:3(322)     Document Type: Article

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