QUICKLIME DRYS SITE QUAGMIRE

This article gives a brief account of the use of quicklime to de-water a water logged boulder clay site at Peterlee. Machinery already on site (elevating scraper and bulldozer) was used to push quicklime chippings into the moisture laden clay, and the resisting chemical reaction between the water and lime led to a visible improvement in stability within a few minutes. The use of chippings reduced the quantity of caustic dust and protective clothing was worn by the operators. It was found that the effect of further rain soaks could be dealt with by re-mixing the material by dozer to reactivate the quicklime. The operation was estimated to reduce waiting time from 7 to 10 days to only a few hours. Figures are given of the cost of the operation (which totalled found1,492) together with estimates of the cost of the delays that were avoided. It is reported that the system may not work on all types of water logged soils, but that it was certainly beneficial with the boulder clay at Peterlee. /TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  IPC Building and Contract Journals Limited

  32 Southwark Bridge Road
  London SE1 9EX,   England 
• Publication Date: 1975-1-16

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 29
• Serial:
  • CONTRACT JOURNAL
  • Volume: 263
  • Issue Number: 4976
  • Publisher: Reed Business Information, Limited
  • ISSN: 0010-7859

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Calcium oxide; Chemical reactions; Chippings; Costs; Dewatering; Improvements; Machinery; Mechanical stability; Moisture content; Soil stabilization; Till
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Quicklimes; Reaction (Chemical)
• ITRD Terms: 4198: Boulder clay; 4585: Chippings; 224: Cost; 9108: Improvement; 5920: Moisture content; 4584: Quick lime; 7156: Reaction (chem); 5930: Stability; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Finance; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00125145
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 18 1975 12:00AM