Effects of soil pulverization quality on lime stabilization of an expansive clay

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1137-1151

  Bozbey, Ilknur ^a   Garaisayev, Sanan ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

ESEM analyses; Expansive clay; Lime stabilization; Pore size distribution; Secant Elasticity Modulus; Soil pulverization quality; Unconfined compression strength

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY MODULI; EXPANSIVE CLAY; EXPANSIVE CLAYS; LIME STABILIZATION; SOIL PULVERIZATION; UNCONFINED COMPRESSION STRENGTH;

CEMENTS; COMMINUTION; COMPACTION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DATA FLOW ANALYSIS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; MERCURY (METAL); POLYACRYLONITRILES; PORE SIZE; ROADS AND STREETS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIZE DETERMINATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOILS; STABILIZATION; SWELLING;

LIME;

CLAY SOIL; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EXPANSIVE SOIL; LIME; PAVEMENT; PLASTICITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL STABILIZATION;

EID: 77954071497     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-009-0256-5     Document Type: Article

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