ROLE OF CHEAP ADDITIVES - MIXED CEMENT STABILIZATION IN RURAL ROADS
This study deals with the effect of chemicals and commonly available additives in India (surkhi lime, calcium carbonate, calcium chloride and sodium silicate) on a soil cement mixture. Soil samples from the Punjab area were subjected to identification tests and identified as A2 and A4 type soils, according to the Revised PRA Classification. Laboratory tests to determine moisture content, unconfirmed compressive strength and soil compaction, were carried out using each additive. The conclusions were that surkhi, calcium carbonate and lime were all cost effective additives. Calcium chloride is economical only in the case of A2 soil, where an addition of 0.5% produced cost savings of 12.3%, in road construction.
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Corporate Authors:
Indian Roads Congress
Jamnagar House, Shahjahan Road
New Delhi, India 110 011 -
Authors:
- GUPTA, C L
- Publication Date: 1990-1
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 9-25
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Serial:
- Indian Highways
- Volume: 18
- Issue Number: 1
- Publisher: Indian Roads Congress
- ISSN: 0376-7256
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Admixtures; Calcium; Calcium chloride; Calcium oxide; Carbonates; Compaction; Costs; Durability; Laboratories; Moisture content; Rigid pavements; Rural areas; Silicates; Sodium; Soils; Strength of materials; Test procedures
- Geographic Terms: India
- ITRD Terms: 4736: Admixture; 7178: Calcium; 7315: Calcium chloride; 7312: Carbonate; 3686: Compaction; 224: Cost; 5910: Durability; 8045: India; 6237: Laboratory (not an organization); 4574: Lime; 5920: Moisture content; 328: Rural area; 2953: Semi rigid pavement; 7303: Silicate; 7197: Sodium; 4156: Soil; 5544: Strength (mater); 6288: Test method
- Subject Areas: Construction; Finance; Geotechnology; Highways; Terminals and Facilities;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00606020
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
- Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
- Created Date: Mar 31 1991 12:00AM