THE REASONS FOR LIME STABILIZATION OF SOILS

'N BESPEKING VAN DIE REDES WAAROM KELKSTABILISASIE PLAASVIND

The report discusses why lime is able to improve the physical properties of clayey soils. It briefly describes some of the background knowledge and points out that the improvements take place in two phases, first rapid amelioration and then cementation. The rapid amelioration is due to physical changes which make the material less clay-like. Cementation causes the increase in strength and is the result of a chemical reaction between the clay and lime.(a) /TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  South African Institute of Civil Engineers

  P.O. Box 1187, 75 Marshall Street
  Johannesburg,   South Africa 
• Authors:
  • Otte, E
• Publication Date: 1976-9

Language

• Afrikaans

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: p. 207-210
• Serial:
  • CIVIL ENGINEER IN SOUTH AFRICA
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: South African Institution of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0009-7845

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bonding; Calcium oxide; Chemical reactions; Clay; Clay soils; Soil stabilization; Strength of materials
• ITRD Terms: 4177: Clay; 4574: Lime; 7156: Reaction (chem); 3689: Soil stabilization; 5544: Strength (mater)
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00149088
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Analytic
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 2 1977 12:00AM