Sub-bases layers of residual granite soil stabilised with lime

Soils and Rocks

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 83-88

  Cristelo, Nuno ^a   Glendinning, Stephanie ^b   Jalali, Said ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ground improvement; Lime; Pavement sub bases; Residual soils; Soil stabilisation

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ACTIVATORS; CLAY FRACTIONS; CURING TIME; GRANITE SOIL; GRANITIC SOILS; GROUND IMPROVEMENT; LOSS OF STRENGTH; RESIDUAL SOILS; STABILISATION; STABILISED SOIL; STRENGTH GAIN; SUB-BASES;

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CLAY MINERALS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CURING; GRANITE; HYDRATES; LIME; PAVEMENTS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS; STABILITY;

HYDRATED LIME;

EID: 70350560971     PISSN: 19809743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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