Experimental Investigation of Cement Treated Sand Behavior Under Triaxial Test

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 129-143

  Ajorloo, A M ^a   Mroueh, H ^b   Lancelot, L ^b  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Mines Douai   (France)

Author keywords

Cement mixture; Loose sand; Silica fume; Treated soil; Triaxial test

Indexed keywords

BINDER CONTENT; BOND BREAKAGE; BRITTLE BEHAVIOR; CEMENT CONTENT; CEMENT MIXTURES; CEMENT-TREATED SAND; CEMENTED SANDS; COHESION INTERCEPT; CONFINING PRESSURES; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; LOOSE SANDS; LOW CONFINING PRESSURE; PEAK STRENGTH; SHEARING RESISTANCE; STRENGTH PARAMETERS; STRENGTH REDUCTION; STRESS-STRAIN BEHAVIORS; STRESS-STRAIN RESPONSE; TREATED SOILS; TRIAXIAL TEST;

BINDERS; ROCK PRESSURE; SAND; SHEAR FLOW; SILICA FUME; SOIL CEMENT; STIFFNESS;

STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

CEMENT; COHESION; CONFINING PRESSURE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SAND; SHEAR STRENGTH; STIFFNESS; STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TRIAXIAL TEST;

EID: 84155189043     PISSN: 09603182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10706-011-9455-4     Document Type: Article

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