Cyclic strength of a natural liquefiable sand stabilized with colloidal silica grout

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1345-1355

  Diaz Rodriguez J A ^a   Antonio Izarraras, V M ^b   Bandini, P ^c   Lopez Molina J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POPULAR AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE PUEBLA   (Mexico)

^c Horeshoe Cir Jett Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical grouting; Colloidal silica; Liquefaction; Silty sands; Simple shear test

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COLLOIDS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CYCLIC LOADS; DYNAMIC LOADS; GELATION; GROUTING; LANTHANUM; LIQUEFACTION; MORTAR; OXIDES; PORE PRESSURE; SEALING (CLOSING); SHEAR STRAIN; SILICA; SOIL LIQUEFACTION;

COLLOIDAL SILICA; COLLOIDAL SILICAS; CYCLIC LOADINGS; CYCLIC SIMPLE SHORN; CYCLIC STRENGTHS; DEFORMATION BEHAVIORS; EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAMS; GEL TIMES; GRADED SANDS; LIQUEFACTION POTENTIALS; LIQUEFACTION RESISTANCES; LOW COSTS; LOW VISCOSITIES; NONPLASTIC; NONTOXICITY; PRESSURE GENERATIONS; PRESSURE RESPONSES; RELATIVE DENSITIES; SILTY SANDS; SIMPLE SHEAR TEST; SIMPLE SHEAR TESTS; VERTICAL STRESSES;

SAND;

COLLOID; CYCLIC LOADING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROUT; LIQUEFACTION; SAND; SHEAR TEST; SILICA; SILTY SOIL; SOIL TEST; STABILIZATION;

LAZARO CARDENAS; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MICHOACAN; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 54549092727     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T08-072     Document Type: Article

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