Enhancing the engineering properties of subgrade materials using processed waste: A review

SY Amakye, SJ Abbey, CA Booth, AM Mahamadu - Geotechnics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Subgrade materials refer to the original ground underneath a road pavement, when these
materials are made up of expansive soil it is referred to as expansive subgrade. Sometimes …

Effect of fiber-reinforcement on the strength of cemented soils

NC Consoli, MAA Bassani, L Festugato - Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 2010 - Elsevier
This study aims to verify the differences in the strength of an artificially cemented sandy soil
with and without fiber reinforcement. The controlling parameters evaluated were the amount …

A new approach for stabilization of lateritic soil with Portland cement and sand: strength and durability

NC Consoli, D Párraga Morales, RB Saldanha - Acta Geotechnica, 2021 - Springer
The presence of lateritic soils occurs in tropical and subtropical regions. The improvement of
lateritic soils that are not suitable for a particular purpose through techniques that combine …

Effect of EPS beads in lightening a typical zeolite and cement-treated sand

A Khajeh, SA Ebrahimi, H MolaAbasi… - Bulletin of Engineering …, 2021 - Springer
The current study aims to assess the influence of EPS beads inclusion on the strength
properties of stabilized poorly-graded sands. Various contents of zeolite and cement as …

Mechanical and environmental performance of eggshell lime for expansive soils improvement

MT de Araújo, ST Ferrazzo, GJJ Bruschi… - Transportation …, 2021 - Elsevier
Efficient and environmentally friendly alternative binders for expansive soils improvement
are needed to practice sustainable geotechnics. This study evaluates the viability of a lime …

Fundamental parameters for the stiffness and strength control of artificially cemented sand

NC Consoli, A Viana da Fonseca, RC Cruz… - … of Geotechnical and …, 2009 - ascelibrary.org
The treatment of soils with cement is an attractive technique when the project requires
improvement of the local soil for the construction of subgrades for rail tracks, as a support …

Porosity/cement index over a wide range of porosities and cement contents

HC Scheuermann Filho, G Dias Miguel… - Journal of Materials in …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
The adjusted porosity/cement index η/(C iv) a showed to be an interesting empirical rational
dosage methodology for soil-cement purposes as it inputs into a single parameter the role of …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling tensile/compressive strength ratio of artificially cemented clean sand

A Diambra, L Festugato, E Ibraim, AP da Silva… - Soils and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The present work proposes a new theoretical model for predicting both the splitting tensile
strength (qt) and the compressive strength (qu) of artificially cemented sand and assesses …

Effects of freeze–thaw cycles and porosity/cement index on durability, strength and capillary rise of a stabilized silty soil under optimal compaction conditions

J de Jesús Arrieta Baldovino… - Geotechnical and …, 2021 - Springer
Recent studies present the effects of freeze–thaw cycles (F–T) and porosity/cement ratio
(η/C iv) on the strength and durability of chemically stabilized soils. However, the effects of …

Studies on the dosage of fiber-reinforced cemented soils

NC Consoli, F Zortéa, M de Souza… - Journal of Materials in …, 2011 - ascelibrary.org
This paper reports on the development of a dosage methodology based of compressive
strength for artificially cemented fiber-reinforced soils. The controlling parameters evaluated …