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EFFECT OF THE CLAY FRACTION ON SOME

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF LIME-SOIL MIXTURES
Arti cially prepared, lime-treated mixtures of sand-clay were studied in the laboratory.
The experimental programme was arranged with two types of clay mineral (kaolinite and
montmorillonite), three levels of clay content (10,30 and 50 per cent), four levels of lime
content for the kaolinite soils (0,2,4,8 per cent) and ve levels for the montmorillonite
soils (0,2,4,8,12 per cent). Two periods of curing (seven and 28 days) were employed.
Firstly the maximum dry density optimum moisture content relationships for the 27
di erent mixtures were determined using one compactive e ort. Test specimens for
these mixtures were then fabricated at their corresponding optimum compaction
conditions. The e ect of the type and content of the clay fraction on the specimens'
compressive strength, Q, cohesion, C, angle of internal friction, phi, and elastic modulus,
e, was determined. The results showed that regardless of the clay content in the soil,
increases in the values of q, C, and e due to lime-treatment are signi cantly higher for the
montmorillonite than for the kaolinite specimens. Generally the most signi cant increase
in any of these parameters occurs at two per cent lime for the kaolinite specimens, while
for the montmorillonite specimens these strength parameters tend to develop
progressively with lime content up to about eight per cent or even beyond. The pattern of
increase in the angle of internal friction due to lime treatment is comparable for the two
types of soil. The most signi cant increase occurs mostly up to two per cent lime where it
reaches about 10 degrees. Good correlations between uncon ned compressive strength
and both cohesion and elastic modulus were observed. Linear regression equations for
the prediction of and e for lime-treated soils from known values of g were accordingly
established. (Author/TRRL)

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Authors:
Lees, G
Abdelkater, M O
Hamdani, S K
Publication Date: 1982-11

Media Info
Features: Figures; References; Tables;
Pagination: p. 2-9
Serial:
Highway Engineer (/Results?q=&serial="Highway%20Engineer")
Volume: 29
Issue Number: 11
Publisher: Whitehall Press Limited
ISSN: 0306-6452

Subject/Index Terms
TRT Terms: Calcium oxide (/Results?q=&datein=all&index="Calcium%20oxide"); Clay
(/Results?q=&datein=all&index="Clay"); Cohesion (/Results?
q=&datein=all&index="Cohesion"); Compression (/Results?
q=&datein=all&index="Compression"); Compressive strength (/Results?
q=&datein=all&index="Compressive%20strength"); Concrete curing (/Results?
q=&datein=all&index="Concrete%20curing"); Correlation analysis (/Results?
q=&datein=all&index="Correlation%20analysis"); Density (/Results?
q=&datein=all&index="Density"); Dry density (/Results?
q=&datein=all&index="Dry%20density"); Friction (/Results?
q=&datein=all&index="Friction"); Kaolin (/Results?q=&datein=all&index="Kaolin");
Kaolinite (/Results?q=&datein=all&index="Kaolinite"); Liming of soils (/Results?
q=&datein=all&index="Liming%20of%20soils"); Mechanical properties (/Results?
q=&datein=all&index="Mechanical%20properties"); Modulus of elasticity (/Results?
q=&datein=all&index="Modulus%20of%20elasticity"); Moisture content (/Results?
q=&datein=all&index="Moisture%20content"); Montmorillonite (/Results?
q=&datein=all&index="Montmorillonite"); Sand (/Results?q=&datein=all&index="Sand");
Soil compaction (/Results?q=&datein=all&index="Soil%20compaction"); Soil stabilization
(/Results?q=&datein=all&index="Soil%20stabilization"); Strength of materials (/Results?
q=&datein=all&index="Strength%20of%20materials")
Uncontrolled Terms: Friction angle (/Results?q=&datein=all&index="Friction%20angle")
Old TRIS Terms: Dry density (Soils) (/Results?
q=&datein=all&index="Dry%20density%20(Soils)")

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ITRD Terms: 4177: Clay (/Results?q=&datein=all&index="Clay"); 5903: Cohesion (/Results?

q=&datein=all&index="Cohesion"); 5532: Compression (/Results?
q=&datein=all&index="Compression"); 5908: Density (/Results?
q=&datein=all&index="Density"); 5452: Friction (/Results?q=&datein=all&index="Friction");
4189: Kaolinite (/Results?q=&datein=all&index="Kaolinite"); 4574: Lime (/Results?
q=&datein=all&index="Lime"); 5919: Modulus of elasticity (/Results?
q=&datein=all&index="Modulus%20of%20elasticity"); 5920: Moisture content (/Results?
q=&datein=all&index="Moisture%20content"); 4166: Montmorillonite (/Results?
q=&datein=all&index="Montmorillonite"); 4105: Sand (/Results?
q=&datein=all&index="Sand"); 3689: Soil stabilization (/Results?
q=&datein=all&index="Soil%20stabilization"); 5544: Strength (mater) (/Results?
q=&datein=all&index="Strength%20(mater)")
Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;
I33: Other Materials used in Pavement Layers;

Filing Info
Accession Number: 00370564
Record Type: Publication
Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
Files: ITRD, TRIS
Created Date: (/edit/187772)Feb 28 1983 12:00AM

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