Massive sulfate attack to cement-treated railway embankments

Geotechnique

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 857-870

  Alonso, E E ^a   Ramon, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Case history; Chemical properties; Expansive soils; Field instrumentation; Ground improvement; Mineralogy

Indexed keywords

CASE HISTORY; EXPANSIVE SOILS; FIELD INSTRUMENTATION; GROUND IMPROVEMENT; RAILWAY EMBANKMENT; REMEDIAL MEASURES; SWELLING DEFORMATION; VERTICAL DISPLACEMENTS;

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; MINERALOGY; SILICATE MINERALS; SOIL CEMENT;

EMBANKMENTS;

CEMENT; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; DEFORMATION; EMBANKMENT; EXPANSIVE SOIL; GROUND IMPROVEMENT; GROUTING; MINERALOGY; RAILWAY; SOIL MECHANICS; SULFATE;

EID: 84883309041     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: 17517656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.SIP13.P.023     Document Type: Article

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