Stabilization of a Clayey Soil with Fly Ash and Lime: A Micro Level Investigation

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1197-1205

  Sharma, Neeraj Kumar ^a   Swain, S K ^a   Sahoo, Umesh C ^a  

^a BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Clayey soil; Fly ash; Lime; SEM; Stabilization; XRD

Indexed keywords

CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITIES; CLAYEY SOILS; COHESIVE SOILS; HIGH MOISTURE; MICRO LEVEL; MONTMORRILLONITE; PAVEMENT STRUCTURES; PH VALUE; POZZOLANIC REACTION; PREMATURE FAILURES; STABILIZATION MECHANISMS; STABILIZATION PROCESS; THERMAL GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; UNTREATED CLAY; XRD;

ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FLY ASH; LIME; PAVEMENTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOILS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZETA POTENTIAL;

STABILIZATION;

BEARING CAPACITY; CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; CLAY SOIL; COHESIVE SOIL; FLY ASH; LIME; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHRINKAGE; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL STABILIZATION; SOIL STRENGTH; SWELL; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84866520853     PISSN: 09603182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10706-012-9532-3     Document Type: Article

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