Performance of calcium lignosulfonate as a stabiliser of highly expansive clay

MT Fernandez, S Orlandi, M Codevilla… - Transportation …, 2021 - Elsevier
The efficiency of calcium lignosulfonate (CLS) as an expansive soil stabiliser was studied.
CLS is a bio-based polymer, obtained as a sub-product of the paper industry. Its use as a …

Meteorological and vegetation effects on the thermal analysis of slopes

E Badakhshan, J Vaunat, G Veylon - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Vegetation affects the water balance in the root zone, leading to changes in pore water
pressure in the soil. Despite the tendency of numerical models to overlook the vegetation …

[HTML][HTML] Soil–atmosphere interaction in earth structures

Y Cui - Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical …, 2022 - Elsevier
The soil–atmosphere interaction was investigated through laboratory testing, field
monitoring and numerical monitoring. In the laboratory, the soil water evaporation …

Evaluation of the long-term effect of lime treatment on a silty soil embankment after seven years of atmospheric exposure: Mechanical, physicochemical, and …

G Das, A Razakamanantsoa, G Herrier, L Saussaye… - Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
The long-term effect of lime treatment was evaluated on a 2.5% lime-treated experimental
embankment after seven years of atmospheric exposure. The evaluation was done by …

Slope orientation and vegetation effects on soil thermo-hydraulic behavior. An experimental study

R Oorthuis, J Vaunat, M Hürlimann, A Lloret, J Moya… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
The stability and erosion of natural and man-made slopes is influenced by soil-vegetation-
atmosphere interactions and the thermo-hydro-mechanical slope conditions. Understanding …

Evaluation on wetting effect of loess high-fill embankment under rainfall and groundwater uplift

C Zhu, S Peng, Z Li, J Xu, G Deng, S Wang - Transportation Geotechnics, 2023 - Elsevier
Rainfall infiltration and groundwater uplift are major triggers for the wetting deformation of
loess high-fill embankments (LHFE). Based on the in-situ monitoring data of Lvliang Airport …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term characteristics of a stabilized expansive clay exposed to environmental-driven processes

N Chabrat, G Russo, E Vitale, F Masrouri… - Transportation …, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding the impact of climatic conditions on the long-term performances of soils
stabilized with lime and cement is of crucial importance. Most of the available studies on …

Evaluation on strength properties of lime–slag stabilized loess as pavement base material

L Jia, L Zhang, J Guo, K Yao, SM Lim, B Li, H Xu - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to investigate the feasibility of using lime–slag stabilized loess as base-
course material by assessing its unconfined compressive strength (UCS). Loess stabilized …

In situ ageing of a lime/cement-treated expansive clayey soil

N Chabrat, O Cuisinier, F Masrouri - E3S Web of Conferences, 2024 - e3s-conferences.org
This paper focuses on the performances of a treated expansive clayey soil sampled on an
embankment constructed in 2010. Two types of treatment used during construction are …

Mechanical and Microscopic Properties of Graphite/Laterite Nanocomposites

Y Gao, J Li, Y Zhang, X Sun… - Advances in Materials …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The effectiveness and improvement mechanism of graphite nanoparticles (GN) in strength
properties and microstructure characteristics of regional laterite were analysed in this study …