Effect of calcium content on soil stabilisation with alkaline activation

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 29, Issue , 2012, Pages 167-174

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

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

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkaline activation; Industrial waste; Soil cement; Soil stabilisation

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE ACTIVATION; ALKALINE ACTIVATORS; CALCIUM CONTENT; HIGH-CALCIUM FLY ASH; LOW CALCIUM FLY ASH; MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS; SHORT TERM; SODIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTIONS; SOFT SOILS; XRD;

ASHES; CALCIUM; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CURING; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FLY ASH; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; MIXTURES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SODIUM; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS; STABILIZATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

SOIL CEMENT;

EID: 82055165938     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2011.10.049     Document Type: Article

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