Application of gypsum waste plasterboard and waste plastic trays to enhance the performance of sandy soil

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 207 GSP, 2010, Pages 165-173

  Ahmed, Aly ^a   Ugai, Keizo ^a   Kamei, Takeshi ^b  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS; GYPSUM; SOILS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

COMPRESSIVE AND SPLITTING TENSILE STRENGTHS; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; RECYCLED GYPSUMS; SPLITTING TENSILE STRENGTH; STABILIZING AGENTS; UNCONFINED COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; WASTE PLASTERBOARDS;

PLASTIC RECYCLING;

EID: 78149373399     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/41108(381)22     Document Type: Conference Paper

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