The using of waste phosphogypsum and natural gypsum in adobe stabilization

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1220-1224

  Degirmenci, Nurhayat ^a  

^a BALIKESIR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adobe; Adobe stabilization; Compressive strength; Gypsum; Phosphogypsum

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; REUSABILITY; SOILS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

ADOBE SOILS; ADOBE STABILIZATION; NATURAL GYPSUM; PHOSPHOGYPSUM (PG);

GYPSUM;

EID: 40949132924     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2007.01.027     Document Type: Article

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