Injection of saline solutions to improve the electro-osmotic pressure and consolidation of foundation soil

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 44, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 218-224

  Chien, Shao Chi ^a   Ou, Chang Yu ^b   Wang, Ming Kuang ^c  

^a ALETHEIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Electro osmosis; Ground improvement; Zeta potential

Indexed keywords

BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; DRAINED WATERS; ELECTRO-OSMOTIC PERMEABILITIES; FOUNDATION SOILS; GROUND IMPROVEMENT; NEGATIVE POTENTIALS; OSMOTIC PRESSURES; SALINE SOLUTIONS; SILTY CLAYS; SOIL SHEAR STRENGTHS; UNDRAINED; UNDRAINED SHEAR STRENGTHS; VANE SHEAR TESTS; ZETA POTENTIALS (ZP);

CALCIUM CHLORIDE; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROOSMOSIS; KAOLINITE; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SOILS; TESTING; WATER INJECTION; ZETA POTENTIAL;

SHEAR STRENGTH;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CONSOLIDATION; ELECTROKINESIS; GROUND IMPROVEMENT; SALINITY; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL STABILIZATION;

EID: 64549164551     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2009.02.006     Document Type: Article

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