THE STABILIZATION OF SILT WITH CEMENT

STABILISATION DES LIMONS AU CIMENT

Previous studies have shown that, in the stabilization of silt, (1) the use of blast-furnace cement is more economical than that of portland cement for calcareous soil, (2) for non-calcareous soil cement rich in slag (65 to 85%) is not always satisfactory. This study deals with the influence of the limestone content of silt on hydration and hardening as a function of the slag content of the cement used. The compressive strength of soil-cement was measured between 3 and 28 days which the slag content of the cement and silt characteristics were varied. Tests were carried out on a non-calcareous silty soil to determine the time needed for this silty soil treated with blast-furnace cement to reach a strength equal to that of soil stabilized with portland cement. Preliminary treatment of silt with lime makes the former particularly receptive to cement stabilization. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  National Scientific & Tech Res Ctr of Cement Indus

  rue Cesar Franck 46
  1050 Brussels,   Belgium 
• Authors:
  • Dutron, P
  • Vanron, P
• Publication Date: 1971

Language

• Undetermined

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 42 p.
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: RR33

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Blast furnaces; Buses; Cement; Limestone; New towns; Portland cement; Research projects; Silts; Slag cement; Soil cement; Soil stabilization; Strength of materials; Testing; Traffic lanes
• ITRD Terms: 1757: Age; 4758: Cement; 7165: Chemistry; 5532: Compression; 4041: Deposit (natural); 4053: Geology; 4722: Hardening; 4574: Lime; 4555: Material (constr); 4714: Mix design; 5920: Moisture content; 6200: Particle size distribution; 7116: pH value; 6270: Proctor; 7156: Reaction (chem); 9072: Selection; 4149: Silt; 4561: Slag; 3689: Soil stabilization; 5544: Strength (mater); 5414: Time
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Research; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00080492
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES SCIENTIFIQUES ET TECHNIQUES POUR L'INDUSTRIE CIMENTIERE (NATIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY FOR THE CEMENT INDUSTRY)
• Report/Paper Numbers: R&D Rpt.
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 6 1975 12:00AM