Geotechnical properties of recycled concrete aggregate in pavement sub-base applications

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1-9

  Arulrajah, A ^a   Piratheepan, J ^a   Ali, M M Y ^a   Bo, M W ^b  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b DST CONSULTING ENGINEERS INC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Geotechnical; Pavement; Recycled concrete aggregate; Repeated load triaxial; Sub base

Indexed keywords

BEARING RATIO; CBR; GEOTECHNICAL; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTIES; LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS; LABORATORY TESTING; LOCAL STATE; LOS ANGELES ABRASION; MODIFIED PROCTOR; ORGANIC CONTENT; PARTICLE DENSITIES; RECYCLED CONCRETE AGGREGATES; REPEATED LOAD TRIAXIAL TESTS; REPEATED LOADS; ROAD AUTHORITIES; SUB-BASES;

ABRASION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RECYCLING;

PAVEMENTS;

ABRASION; ABSORPTION; AGGREGATE; COMPACTION; CONCRETE; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTY; LABORATORY METHOD; LOADING TEST; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTICLE SIZE; PAVEMENT; PH; RECYCLING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TRIAXIAL TEST;

EID: 84862601904     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/GTJ103402     Document Type: Article

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