The influence of freeze-thaw cycles on the unconfined compressive strength of fiber-reinforced clay

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 125-131

  Ghazavi, Mahmoud ^a   Roustaie, Mahya ^a  

^a K N TOOSI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Freeze thaw cycling; Kaolinite clay; Polypropylene fibers; Steel fibers

Indexed keywords

BEFORE AND AFTER; COLD CLIMATE; ENGINEERING PROPERTIES; FAILURE STRENGTH; FIBER ADDITION; FREEZE-THAW CYCLES; FREEZE-THAW CYCLING; FREEZING AND THAWING CYCLE; FRICTION ANGLES; FROST HEAVE; KAOLINITE CLAY; PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYPROPYLENE FIBER; SOIL STRENGTH; STEEL FIBERS; STRESS-STRAIN BEHAVIORS; THERMODYNAMIC CONDITIONS; UNCONFINED COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; WEATHERING PROCESS;

CEMENTS; CLAY; FIBERS; KAOLINITE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; THAWING; THERMOPLASTICS; WATER CONTENT; WEATHERING;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; FROST; HEAVE; KAOLINITE; PLASTIC; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL PROPERTY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 77950866136     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2009.12.005     Document Type: Article

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