Long-Term stability characteristics of a lime-treated plastic soil

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 358-366

  Khattab, Suhail A ^a   Al Mukhtar, Muzahim ^b   Fleureau, J M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOSUL   (Iraq)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^c ECOLE CENTRALE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Durability; Expansive soils; Leaching; Lime; Plasticity; Soil stabilization

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; DRYING; FREEZING; LEACHING; LIME; PLASTICITY; PORE SIZE; STABILITY; THAWING; WETTING;

LIME-TREATED EXPANSIVE SOILS; MERCURY INTRUSION TESTS;

SOIL MECHANICS;

BENTONITE; DURABILITY; EXCAVATION; EXPANSIVE SOIL; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; LEACHING; PLASTICITY; POROSITY; SOIL STABILIZATION; SOIL TEST; STRENGTH; SWELLING; WETTING-DRYING CYCLE;

EID: 33947388702     PISSN: 08991561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0899-1561(2007)19:4(358)     Document Type: Article

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