Improvement of acid sulfate soils using lime-activated slag

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Ground Improvement

Volumn 167, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 235-248

  Islam, Shahidul ^a   Haque, Asadul ^a   Wilson, Sasha ^a   Ranjith, Pathegama Gamage ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Foundations; Geotechnical engineering; Strength and testing of materials

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CURING; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; LIME; MATERIALS TESTING; PYRITES; SILICATE MINERALS; SOIL TESTING; SOILS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ACID SULPHATE SOILS; CURING PERIODS; STRENGTH AND TESTING OF MATERIALS; STRENGTH BEHAVIOR; THAUMASITE; UNCONFINED COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

SLAGS;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FOUNDATION; MINERALOGY; PYRITE; SLAG; SOIL MECHANICS; SULFATE;

EID: 84912092645     PISSN: 17550750     EISSN: 17550769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/grim.12.00033     Document Type: Article

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