Strength Properties of Cement-Treated Lean Clay Cured at Constant and Changing Temperature
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 34, Issue 9
Abstract
Environmental temperature is usually variable in the field and can significantly affect the mechanical behavior of cemented soil. However, how the initially low-temperature curing affects the strength behavior of cemented lean clay is still pending. To identify the influence of changing temperature on the strength behavior of cemented lean clay, a series of unconfined compression strength (UCS) tests were carried out in this research. Based on test results, an overall detrimental influence on the unconfined compressive strength () was found due to low-temperature curing. Compared with cemented lean clay cured at a constant low temperature, an increase in was observed when the curing temperature rose again to 20°C, and the recovery in depends mainly upon the initial low-temperature curing time. The improvement in cement hydration was the main source in strength gain for cemented lean clay cured initially at 5°C/10°C. However, for cemented lean clay once cured at 0°C, the formation and thawing of pore ice damaged the soil structure and resulted in permanent damage to the development of strength. Moreover, the failure strain and secant modulus were consistent well with when the temperature was not less than 5°C. For cemented lean clay used in this study, a curing temperature range of 5°C–20°C would guarantee adequate .
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Some or all data, models, or code that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable requests.
Acknowledgments
This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51978597, 52078449, and 52008363), the Natural Science Foundation in Colleges and Universities of Jiangsu Education Department (Grant No. 20KJB560030), and the Undergraduate Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Projects of Jiangsu Province (Grant No. 202110305022Z).
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