Engineering behaviour of stabilized peat soil

European Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 581-591

  Sing, Wong Leong ^a   Hashim, Roslan ^a   Haji Ali, Faisal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Ground granulated blast furnace slag; Laboratory testing investigation; Ordinary Portland cement; Peat; Siliceous sand

Indexed keywords

EID: 55249120486     PISSN: 1450216X     EISSN: 1450202X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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