SOIL STABILIZATION FOR MILITARY ROAD CONSTRUCTION: LABORATORY TESTS ON THE STABILIZATION OF A HEAVY CLAY WITH CEMENT

LABORATORY TESTS WERE CONDUCTED TO ASSESS THE POSSIBILITY OF STABILIZING A HEAVY CLAY WITH ORDINARY PORTLAND CEMENT WITH OR WITHOUT THE ADDITION OF LIME AND 'VINSOL' RESIN. THE TESTS CARRIED OUT COMPRISED IDENTIFICATION, COMPACTION, C.B. R. AND COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH TESTS. SUFFICIENTLY PROMISING RESULTS WERE OBTAINED WITH CEMENT STABILIZATION TO JUSTIFY FULL-SCALE TRIALS. ALTHOUGH THE LIMITATIONS OF FIELD PROCESSES HAVE NOT YET BEEN STUDIED, THE RESULTS SUGGEST THAT PROPORTIONS OF THE ORDER OF 20% OF CEMENT MIGHT PROVE SATISFACTORY IN PRACTICE. THE ADDITION OF SMALL PERCENTAGES OF LIME SHOWED MARKED IMPROVEMENT, BUT VINSOL-RESIN WAS LESS EFFECTIVE.

• Corporate Authors:

  Military Eng Exp Establishment /UK

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  Road Research Laboratory /UK

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• Publication Date: 0

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 9 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Calcium oxide; California bearing ratio; Cement content; Clay; Compression tests; Identification systems; Laboratory tests; Military engineering; Portland cement; Road construction; Soil cement; Soil cement tests; Soil compaction test; Soil stabilization; Testing
• Uncontrolled Terms: Vinsol resin
• Old TRIS Terms: Compaction tests; Compressive strength tests; Identification (Soils)
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00231599
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Research Board Bibliography
• Report/Paper Numbers: M.O.S. Note M.E.X.E., 217.BS.79
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 15 2004 1:42AM