Strength and compressibility behaviour of lime-slag-treated Coode Island Silt

Australian Geomechanics Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 31-40

  Rex, Sophie ^a   Chapman, Myles ^a   Haque, Asadul ^b   Kamruzzaman, Ahm ^c   Wilkinson, Alex ^d  

^a GOLDER ASSOCIATES PTY LTD   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Coffey Geotechnics P/L ^*  (Australia)

^d Department of Infrastructure ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLAST FURNACES; CALCIUM; CALCIUM SILICATE; CEMENTS; CLAY PRODUCTS; COMPRESSIBILITY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; HYDRATED LIME; HYDRATES; HYDRATION; LIME; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICATES; SILT; SOIL MECHANICS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CALCIUM SILICATE HYDRATE; COMPRESSIBILITY PROPERTIES; CONSOLIDATION TESTS; GROUND GRANULATED BLAST-FURNACE SLAG (GGBFS); POZZOLANIC REACTION; PRECONSOLIDATION PRESSURE; STRENGTH INCREMENTS; UNCONFINED COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

SLAGS;

EID: 78650913140     PISSN: 08189110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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