Effect of different mixing ratios of polystyrene pre-puff beads and cement on the mechanical behaviour of lightweight fill

Geotextiles and Geomembranes

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 331-338

  Liu, Han long ^a   Deng, An ^a   Chu, Jian ^b  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Deformation; Lightweight fill; Polystyrene pre puff bead; Shear strength

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DEFORMATION; POLYSTYRENES; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOILS; STIFFNESS;

EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE (EPS); LIGHTWEIGHT FILL; POLYSTYRENE PRE-PUFF BEAD;

BLENDING;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DEFORMATION; FILL; MIXING RATIO; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; STIFFNESS;

NEPTUNIA;

BUILDING MATERIAL; DENSITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; POLYSTYRENE;

EID: 33750325083     PISSN: 02661144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geotexmem.2006.05.002     Document Type: Article

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