Deep soft soil improvement by alkaline activation

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Ground Improvement

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 73-82

  Cristelo, Nuno ^a   Glendinning, Stephanie ^b   Pinto, Amândio Teixeira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grouting; Quality control; Waste management disposal

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE ACTIVATION; ALKALINE ACTIVATORS; CEMENT GROUTS; CURING METHODS; DEFORMABILITY; ENGINEERING SPECIFICATION; FIELD APPLICATION; JET GROUTING; LABORATORY TEST; SOFT SOILS; SOIL IMPROVEMENT; SOIL MIXING; SOIL STRENGTH;

ACTIVATED ALUMINA; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CURING; FLY ASH; GROUTING; MORTAR; SILICA; SOILS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

QUALITY CONTROL;

FLY ASH; GROUTING; QUALITY CONTROL; SOFT SOIL; SOIL IMPROVEMENT; SOIL STRENGTH; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 79953840334     PISSN: 17550750     EISSN: 17550769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/grim.900032     Document Type: Article

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