Effects of curing environment on the strength and mineralogy of lime-GGBS-treated acid sulphate soils

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1003-1008

  Islam, S ^a   Haque, A ^a   Wilson, S A ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acid sulphate soil; Curing environment; Lime slag; Mineralogy; Strength

Indexed keywords

BLAST FURNACES; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; LIME; MINERALOGY; SILICATE MINERALS; SLAGS; SOILS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ACID SULPHATE SOILS; CURING ENVIRONMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GROUND GRANULATED BLAST FURNACE SLAG; LIME-SLAG; POWDER X RAY DIFFRACTION; STRENGTH; UNCONFINED COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

CURING;

ACID SULFATE SOIL; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; HYDRATION; LIME; LIMING; PH; REACTION KINETICS; RIETVELD ANALYSIS; SLAG; SOIL REMEDIATION; SOIL STABILIZATION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84898657064     PISSN: 08991561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0000887     Document Type: Article

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