Variations in strength of lime-treated soft clays

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Ground Improvement

Volumn 165, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 217-223

  Liu, Martin D ^a   Indraratna, Buddhima ^a   Horpibulsuk, Suksun ^b   Suebsuk, Jirayut ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b SURANAREE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^c RAJAMANGALA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY ISAN   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Geotechnical engineering; Strength and testing of materials

Indexed keywords

CURING TEMPERATURE; CURING TIME; EMPIRICAL EQUATIONS; GENERAL EQUATIONS; MAJOR FACTORS; SINGLE EQUATION; SOFT CLAYS; SOIL IMPROVEMENT; STRENGTH AND TESTING OF MATERIALS; STRENGTH DEVELOPMENT; STRENGTH EQUATIONS; UNCONFINED COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

FACTOR ANALYSIS; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; LIME;

STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EQUATION; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; LIME; SOFT CLAY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84871062616     PISSN: 17550750     EISSN: 17550769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/grim.11.00025     Document Type: Article

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