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Title:

RELATION OF STRENGTH TO COMPOSITION AND DENSITY OF LIME- TREATED CLAYEY SOILS

Accession Number:

00232411

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

THIS PAPER EXAMINES THE EFFECTS OF DOLOMITIC MONOHYDRATE (TYPE N) AND CALCITIC HYDRATED LIMES, STANDARD AND MODIFIED AASHO DENSITY COMPACTION, AND THE PREDOMINANT TYPE OF CLAY MINERAL IN THE SOIL, ON THE IMMERSED STRENGTHS OF SOIL-LIME MIXTURES. DOLOMITIC LIME WAS FOUND TO GIVE HIGHER STRENGTHS IN MONTMORILLONITE AND ILLITE CLAY SOILS, BUT ONLY TO GIVE HIGHER STRENGTHS TO SOME KAOLINITE CLAY SOILS. THIS TREND HELD AT BOTH COMPACTIVE ENERGIES. MODIFIED DENSITY COMPACTION WAS FOUND TO GIVE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER STRENGTHS THAN STANDARD DENSITY COMPACTION. /AUTHOR/

Supplemental Notes:

No 304, pp 65-75, 6 FIG, 3 TAB, 8 REF Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

Monograph Accession #:

01410687

Language:

English

Authors:

Remus, Melvyn D
Davidson, Donald T

Publication Date:

1961

Serial:

Highway Research Board Bulletin

Issue Number: 304
Publisher: Highway Research Board

Conference:

40th Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 1961-1-9 to 1961-1-13
Sponsors: Highway Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

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Subject Areas:

Geotechnology; Highways

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Aug 15 2004 2:43AM

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