A LABORATORY INVESTIGATION OF THE PROPERTIES AND STABILIZATION OF THREE SOILS FROM SIERRA LEONE

A LABORATORY STUDY IS DESCRIBED OF SAMPLES OF A LATERITIC GRAVEL AND TWO SANDS FROM THE BO-PORT LOKOTAIAMA ROAD IN SIERRA LEONE. THE STRENGTH OF CEMENT-STABILIZED SOILS WAS DETERMINED BY MEASURING THEIR CYLINDER PENETRATION RATIOS (C.P.R.), AND THEN REMOVING THE SPECIMENS FROM THE MOULD AND MEASURING THEIR UNCONFINED COMPRESSIVE STRENGTHS. THE STRENGTHS OBTAINED SUGGESTS THAT WITH BOTH THE LATERITIC GRAVEL AND THE SANDS AN ADEQUATE BASE MATERIAL CAN BE PRODUCED BY STABILIZATION WITH 3 TO 4% OF CEMENT AND COMPACTING TO NOT LESS THAN 95% OF THE MAXIMUM DRY DENSITY FOR BRITISH STANDARD COMPACTION.

• Corporate Authors:

  Road Research Laboratory /UK

  /Dept Science & Indus Res
  ,   England 
• Authors:
  • BEAVEN, P J
• Publication Date: 0

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 7 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Base course (Pavements); Cement content; Compaction; Compressive strength; Dry density; Gravel; Laboratory tests; Laterites; Properties of materials; Sand; Soil cement; Soil cement tests; Soil penetration test; Soil stabilization; Subgrade materials; Testing
• Old TRIS Terms: Bases; Dry density (Soils); Roadbed material
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00231576
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 3518/pjb.CRR.88-BS.417
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 15 2004 1:42AM