Variables governing strength of compacted soil-fly ash-lime mixtures

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 432-440

  Consoli, Nilo Cesar ^a   Rosa, Amanda Dalla ^a   Saldanha, Rodrigo Beck ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Compaction; Fly ash; Lime; Unconfined compression tests; Voids lime ratio

Indexed keywords

COMPACTED SOIL; COMPACTION EFFORT; CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY; CONTROLLING PARAMETERS; CORRELATION CONTROL; COST OF TRANSPORTATION; LIME ADDITIONS; POWER FUNCTIONS; SAND LIQUEFACTION; SANDY SOILS; SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS; SLOPE-STABILITY PROBLEMS; SUCTION MEASUREMENTS; SUPPORT LAYER; TARGET STRENGTH; UNCONFINED COMPRESSION TESTS; UNCONFINED COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; VOIDS-LIME RATIO; WATER-CEMENT RATIO;

COMPACTION; COMPRESSION TESTING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FLY ASH; MATERIALS HANDLING; MIXTURES; POROSITY; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; RATING; SLOPE PROTECTION; SLOPE STABILITY; SOIL LIQUEFACTION; SOILS;

LIME;

COMPACTION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FLY ASH; LIME; POROSITY; SANDY SOIL; TARGET STRENGTH; VOID RATIO;

EID: 79954519473     PISSN: 08991561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0000186     Document Type: Article

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