Lime stabilisation for earthworks: A UK perspective

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Ground Improvement

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 81-95

  Beetham, Paul ^a   Dijkstra, Tom ^b   Dixon, Neil ^a   Fleming, Paul ^a   Hutchison, Robert ^c   Bateman, John ^d  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c OPUS INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS LTD   (New Zealand)

^d Independent Stabilisation Company Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geotechnical engineering; Recycling reuse of materials; Reviews

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM OXIDE; CLAY; EXCAVATION; FOUNDATIONS; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; HYDRATED LIME; MACHINERY; POWDERS; RECYCLING; REVIEWS; SPECIFICATIONS; STABILIZATION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SWELLING;

COMPACTED FILL; HIGH REACTIVITY; LIME STABILISATION; LONG-TERM STRENGTH; OPTIMAL APPLICATIONS; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHANGES; RECYCLING UNITS; WORKING METHODS;

LIME;

EARTHWORKS; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; LIME; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RECYCLING; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL STABILIZATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84929149086     PISSN: 17550750     EISSN: 17550769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/grim.13.00030     Document Type: Article

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