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https://doi.org/10.3141/2026-05

http://scholar.google.com...hell&publication_year=2007

Since World War II, the military has sought methods for rapid stabilization of weak soils for support of its missions worldwide. Over the past 60 years, cement and lime have been the most effective stabilizers for road and airfield applications, although many nontraditional stabilizers also have been developed and used. The most effective stabilizer to increase the strength of two soft clay soils within 72 h for contingency airfields to support C-17 and C-130 aircraft traffic needed to be determined. The treatment of one clay with cement resulted in relatively high unconfined compressive strengths (UCS), whereas treating the same clay with quicklime and calcium carbide resulted in lower UCS. The treatment of another clay with higher plasticity resulted in similar UCS for cement, quicklime, and calcium carbide. Secondary stabilizers, including sodium silicate, superabsorbent polymers, a superplasticizer, and an accelerator, were ineffective in increasing the UCS of a soil treated with cement, quicklime, or calcium carbide.

01089134

English

pp 39-46

2007

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

9780309104531

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Figures (1) ; References (24) ; Tables (4)

Airport runways; Airstrips; Calcium oxide; Cement; Landing fields; Military aircraft; Soft clays; Soft soils; Soil stabilization

Calcium carbide; Chemical stabilization; Soil stabilizers; Unconfined compressive strength

Aviation; Geotechnology; Highways; Pavements; Terminals and Facilities; I42: Soil Mechanics

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Feb 8 2007 6:57PM

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