AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE DETERIORATION OF A SECTION OF SOIL-CEMENT ROAD AT WISBECH

DETAILS OF AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE PARTIAL FAILURE OF A SOIL-CEMENT ROAD AT WISBECH AREA PRESENTED. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT FAILURE IN THE TOP OF THE SOIL-CEMENT SLAB WAS DUE TO SEGREGATION OF THE SOIL AND CEMENT DURING MIXING WHICH RESULTED IN A LOWER CEMENT CONTENT IN THE TOP OF THE SLAB THAN IN THE BOTTOM. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE WHICH, IT IS THOUGHT, WILL PREVENT SIMILAR OCCURRENCES IN THE FUTURE.

• Corporate Authors:

  Cement and Concrete Association

  52 Grosvenor Gardens
  London SW1W 0AQ,   England 
• Authors:
  • Lilley, A A
• Publication Date: 0

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 3 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cement content; Deterioration; Failure; Highways; Mixing; Slabs; Soil cement
• Uncontrolled Terms: Segregation
• Old TRIS Terms: Soil cment
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00231483
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Research Board Bibliography
• Report/Paper Numbers: Tech Rept TRB/200
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 15 2004 1:41AM