Quantification of the effects of nitrates, phosphates and chlorides on soil stabilization with lime and cement

Engineering Geology

Volumn 117, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 229-235

  Cuisinier, Olivier ^a   Le Borgne, Tangi ^b   Deneele, Dimitri ^c   Masrouri, Farimah ^b  

^a CRPG CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^c Lab Central des Ponts et Chaussees   (France)

Author keywords

Cement; Chloride; Compacted soil; Curing conditions; Fertilizer; Soil stabilization

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; COMPACTED SOIL; CURING CONDITION; CURING CONDITIONS; DELETERIOUS EFFECTS; EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE; FINE SAND; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; MECHANICAL TESTS; QUANTITATIVE DATA; SOIL STABILIZATION; SOIL-STABILIZATION PROCESS; STABILIZED SOILS;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMPUTATIONAL ELECTROMAGNETICS; CURING; FERTILIZERS; LIME; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHATES; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS; STABILIZATION;

SOIL CEMENT;

CEMENT; CHLORIDE; LIME; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL STABILIZATION;

EID: 78651376864     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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