DESIGN OF LIME CONTENT AND FIELD CONTROL LIMITS FOR SOIL STABILIZATION
CONSTRUCTION CONTROL DATA FROM NINETEEN CALIFORNIA STATE HIGHWAY CONTRACTS WAS OBTAINED AND STATISTICALLY ANALYZED TO DETERMINE THE MAGNITUDE AND UNIFORMITY OF THE PERCENTAGE OF LIME ADDED TO THE BASEMENT SOIL. THE LIME CONTENTS WERE DETERMINED USING THE CALIFORNIA TITRATION TEST. THE DATA FROM PROJECTS CONSTRUCTED WITH THE MOST EFFICIENT MIXING MACHINE WERE USED TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEW SPECIFICATIONS FOR LIME CONTENT. THESE NEW SPECIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR IMPLEMENTATION BY THE CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS IN LIEU OF THE EXISTING ABSOLUTE SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR LIME CONTENT. A/THOR/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Contract No D-4-63
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Corporate Authors:
California Division of Highways
Materials and Research Department
Sacramento, CA United States 95819 -
Authors:
- Sherman, G B
- Hamilton, R D
- Smith, R E
- Publication Date: 1972-3
Media Info
- Pagination: 21 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Calcium oxide; Construction equipment; Soil stabilization; Specifications; Statistical analysis; Volumetric analysis
- Old TRIS Terms: Lime requirement
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Geotechnology; Highways;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00230763
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: California Division Highways
- Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Feb 11 1973 12:00AM