Soil property criteria for rammed earth stabilization

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 264-273

  Burroughs, Steve ^a  

^a Dr Steve Burroughs and Associates Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Compressive strength; Construction materials; Lime; Soil cement; Soil compaction; Soil properties; Soil stabilization

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; COMPACTION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONSTRUCTION; PLASTICITY; SHRINKAGE; STABILIZATION; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

RAMMED EARTH WALL; SOIL COMPACTION; SOIL STABILIZATION;

SOILS;

COMPACTION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; PLASTICITY; SHRINKAGE; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL STABILIZATION;

EID: 39549104730     PISSN: 08991561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0899-1561(2008)20:3(264)     Document Type: Article

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