Soil and clay stabilization with calcium-and non-calcium-based additives: A state-of-the-art review of challenges, approaches and techniques

A Behnood - Transportation Geotechnics, 2018 - Elsevier
Soil stabilization is a technique to improve the engineering and geotechnical properties of
soils such as mechanical strength, permeability, compressibility, durability and plasticity …

Engineering properties and microstructural characteristics of cement-stabilized zinc-contaminated kaolin

YJ Du, NJ Jiang, SY Liu, F Jin… - Canadian …, 2014 - cdnsciencepub.com
This paper presents details of a study that deals with determination of engineering
properties, identification of phases of major hydration products, and microstructural …

Effect of acid rain pH on leaching behavior of cement stabilized lead-contaminated soil

YJ Du, ML Wei, KR Reddy, ZP Liu, F Jin - Journal of hazardous materials, 2014 - Elsevier
Cement stabilization is a practical approach to remediate soils contaminated with high levels
of lead. However, the potential for leaching of lead out of these stabilized soils under …

Effect of wetting–drying cycles on compressive strength and microstructure of recycled asphalt pavement–Fly ash geopolymer

M Hoy, R Rachan, S Horpibulsuk, A Arulrajah… - … and Building Materials, 2017 - Elsevier
The usage of recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) and fly ash (FA) in pavement applications
contributes to the sustainable usage of such waste by-products. Although RAP-FA …

Enhanced stabilization of highly expansive clays by mixing cement and silica fume

AR Goodarzi, HR Akbari, M Salimi - Applied Clay Science, 2016 - Elsevier
The present study investigated the potential use and effectiveness of expansive clay
stabilization using a mixture of cement and silica fume (CSF) as a possibly useful option …

Impact of wetting–drying cycles on the microstructure and mechanical properties of lime-stabilized gypseous soils

A Aldaood, M Bouasker, M Al-Mukhtar - Engineering Geology, 2014 - Elsevier
Gypseous soil is a problematic soil due to its high water sensitivity. Its behavior depends on
its gypsum content and it loses much of its strength when saturated. Lime stabilization is a …

New phosphate-based binder for stabilization of soils contaminated with heavy metals: leaching, strength and microstructure characterization

YJ Du, ML Wei, KR Reddy, F Jin, HL Wu… - Journal of Environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
Cement stabilization is used extensively to remediate soils contaminated with heavy metals.
However, previous studies suggest that the elevated zinc (Zn) and lead (Pb) concentrations …

Experimental investigation of influence of acid rain on leaching and hydraulic characteristics of cement-based solidified/stabilized lead contaminated clay

YJ Du, NJ Jiang, SL Shen, F Jin - Journal of hazardous materials, 2012 - Elsevier
Remediation of contaminated lands in China urban areas is of great concern. Degradation
of construction facilities caused by acid rain is a serious environmental pollution issue in …

Strengthening montmorillonitic and kaolinitic clays using a calcium-based non-traditional additive: A micro-level study

N Latifi, CL Meehan, MZ Abd Majid, S Horpibulsuk - Applied Clay Science, 2016 - Elsevier
Chemical stabilization of clays is commonly used to improve unfavorable engineering
properties. Though the effects of non-traditional additives on soil improvement have been …

Development of bio-cemented constructional materials through microbial induced calcite precipitation

C Bu, K Wen, S Liu, U Ogbonnaya, L Li - Materials and Structures, 2018 - Springer
Microbial induced calcite precipitation (MICP) is an environmentally friendly technology to
bond sand particle together to form sandstone like materials. In this paper, MICP-treated bio …