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Title:

SILICIC CHEMISTRY IN HIGHWAY RESEARCH

Accession Number:

00237988

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Component

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Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

THE COLLOID CHEMISTRY OF SILICON, OR SILICIC CHEMISTRY, IS THE CHEMISTRY OF SILICEOUS MATTER CHARACTERIZED BY A PREPONDERANCE OF SURFACE OVER TOTAL VOLUME. THIS RESULTS IN STRUCTURES CHARACTERIZED BY AN UNBALANCED DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC CHANGES, WHICH EXPLAINS THEIR REACTIVITY AS COMPARED TO THAT EXHIBITED BY THE SAME CHEMICAL COMPOUND IF PRESENT IN A COARSER STATE OF SUBDIVISION THAN THAT WHICH HAS BEEN TERMED THE COLLOIDAL RANGE OF DIMENSIONS. THE COLLOID CHEMISTRY OF SILICEOUS MATTER IS APPLIED TO HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND SOIL STABILIZATION. COLLOID CHEMISTRY IS EQUALLY APPLICABLE TO ORGANIC COLLOIDS. /AUTHOR/

Supplemental Notes:

Vol 27, pp 431-435, 8 FIG, 7 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 #:

01490410

Authors:

Hauser, E A

Editors:

Crum, Roy W
Burggraf, Fred
Carey Jr, W N

Publication Date:

1948

Serial:

Highway Research Board Proceedings

Volume: 27
Publisher: Highway Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

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Subject Areas:

Geotechnology; Highways

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Jul 2 1971 12:00AM

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