Utilization of lime for stabilizing soft clay soil of high organic content

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 105-113

  Sakr, Mohamed A ^a   Shahin, Mohamed A ^b   Metwally, Yasser M ^c  

^a TANTA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cementing agents; Limestabilisation; Organic matters; Pozzolani creactions; Soft clay

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CEMENTING (SHAFTS); CEMENTS; CLAY; LIME; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PLASTICITY; SOILS;

CEMENTING AGENTS; LIMESTABILISATION; ORGANIC MATTERS; POZZOLANI CREACTIONS; SOFT CLAY;

CLAY MINERALS;

CLAY SOIL; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; GRAIN SIZE; MICROSTRUCTURE; OEDOMETER TEST; ORGANIC MATTER; PLASTICITY; SHEAR TEST; SOFT CLAY;

AFRICA; BEHEIRA; EGYPT; LAKE EDKU; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 58149277153     PISSN: 09603182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10706-008-9215-2     Document Type: Article

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