Fabric changes induced by lime addition on a compacted alluvial soil

Geotechnique Letters

Volumn 3, Issue APRIL/JUN, 2013, Pages 93-97

  Russo, G ^a   Modoni, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fabric structure of soils; Laboratory tests; Particle scale behaviour; Soil stabilisation

Indexed keywords

FABRIC/STRUCTURE OF SOILS; INITIAL WATER CONTENTS; LABORATORY TEST; MERCURY INTRUSION POROSIMETRY; MICROSTRUCTURE ANALYSIS; PARTICLE-SCALE BEHAVIOUR; SOIL STABILISATION; STABILISED SOIL;

AGGLOMERATION; AGGREGATES; CURING; MICROSTRUCTURE; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS; WATER CONTENT;

STABILIZATION;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LIME; MICROSTRUCTURE; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL STABILIZATION; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 84887506324     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geolett.13.026     Document Type: Article

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