Engineering and durability properties of fly ash treated lime-stabilised sulphate-bearing soils

Engineering Geology

Volumn 174, Issue , 2014, Pages 139-148

  Mccarthy, Michael J ^a   Csetenyi, Laszlo J ^a   Sachdeva, Anisha ^a   Dhir, Ravindra K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Engineering and durability properties; Fly ash; Ground granulated blastfurnace slag; Lime stabilisation; Practical implications; Sulphate bearing clay

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DURABILITY; FLY ASH; LIME; SLAGS; SOILS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

DURABILITY PROPERTY; GROUND GRANULATED BLAST FURNACE SLAG; INDIRECT TENSILE STRENGTH; LIME-STABILISATION; MAXIMUM DRY DENSITY; OPTIMUM MOISTURE CONTENT; PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS; UNCONFINED COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

STABILIZATION;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DURABILITY; FLY ASH; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTY; GROUND IMPROVEMENT; LIME; PERMEABILITY; SLAG; SOIL STABILIZATION; SULFATE;

EID: 84898845331     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2014.03.001     Document Type: Article

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