... be implemented to ensure the safety and efficiency of the construction while preventing potential risks. The common widespread practice is to combine mechanical techniques, such as compaction, with chemical techniques which add materials with cementing properties, such as cement and lime (Jia et al...

... 81.4% lower organic content. Atterberg limits indicated 14.6% higher plasticity and a 5.3% increase in specific gravity for mound soils. Atomic absorption spectroscopy showed no significant difference in chemical composition. Proctor tests indicated that the compaction characteristics of the soils were...

... was investigated through contact angle measurements. A class F CFA from a coal-fired electric power plant ash impoundment and a commercially available OS were used. Besides CFA geotechnical and geochemical characterisation, samples were prepared by post-compaction treatment of CFA with OS solutions applied...

... and that the uniaxial compression strength of the tunnel slag satisfies the requirements of the specification when the clayey gravel is near the optimal moisture content and dry density and when the compaction is controlled within 94%. The use of prestress anchors can strengthen the rock and soil layers...

... a non-expansive and non-plastic clay; in contrast, bentonite is a highly expansive and highly plastic clay. Laboratory experiments were performed to quantify the effect of GGBS–laterite soil–bentonite mixtures on the liquid limit (LL), free swell index (FSI), compaction characteristics, unconfined...