Role of fly ash on strength and microstructure development in blended cement stabilized silty clay

Soils and Foundations

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 85-98

  Horpibulsuk, Suksun ^a   Rachan, Runglawan ^b   Raksachon, Yuttana ^a  

^a SURANAREE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b MAHANAKORN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Blended cement; Cementation; Dispersion; Fabric; Fly ash; Hydration; Microstructure; Pore size distribution; Scanning electron microscope; Strength; Thermal gravity analysis (IGC: D6 M5)

Indexed keywords

CEMENTING (SHAFTS); CEMENTS; CLAY PRODUCTS; COMPRESSION TESTING; DISPERSION (WAVES); DISPERSIONS; FABRICS; FLY ASH; HYDRATED LIME; HYDRATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PORE SIZE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STABILIZATION;

BLENDED CEMENT; CATION EXCHANGE PROCESS; CEMENTATION; MERCURY INTRUSION POROSIMETRY; MICROSTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT; STRENGTH; THERMAL GRAVITY ANALYSIS; UNCONFINED COMPRESSION TESTS;

STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

EID: 77649164927     PISSN: 00380806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3208/sandf.49.85     Document Type: Article

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