Factors influencing unit weight and strength of lightweight cemented clay

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 101-109

  Horpibulsuk, Suksun ^a   Wijitchot, Apirat ^a   Nerimitknornburee, Anek ^a   Shen, S L ^b   Suksiripattanapong, Cherdsak ^a  

^a SURANAREE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ANALYSIS; DIFFERENT WATER CONTENTS; GENERALIZED STRESS; INFRASTRUCTURE REHABILITATION; MIX DESIGN METHODS; PLASTICITY INDICES; REPLACEMENT RATIO; TARGET STRENGTH;

CEMENTS; FLY ASH; LIQUIDS; WATER CONTENT;

STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

CEMENT; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; FIXATION; FLY ASH; PLASTICITY; REPLACEMENT; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL STRENGTH;

EID: 84897619624     PISSN: 14709236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/qjegh2012-069     Document Type: Article

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