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Apr 26, 2012
Parameters Controlling Strength of Coal Fly Ash—Lime Improved Soil
Publication: GeoFlorida 2010: Advances in Analysis, Modeling & Design
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Unconfined compressive tests and suction measurements were carried out on sandy specimens with distinct Class F fly ash amounts (6.25%, 12.5% and 25%), lime contents (3% to 9%), porosities and 28 days as the curing period to assess key parameters controlling strength of fly ash-lime amended soil. A special effort has been allocated in order to develop a dosage methodology for fly ash-lime improved soils based in a rational criterion, as it exists in concrete technology where the water/cement ratio plays a fundamental role in the assessment of the target strength. The results show that the unconfined compressive strength (qu) increased linearly with the amount of lime for soil-fly ash-lime mixtures at all curing time periods studied. A power function fits better the relation qu — porosity for soil-fly ash-lime mixtures. The bigger the amount of fly ash and the curing time, the larger the qu for any given porosity and lime content. Finally, the porosity/volumetric lime content ratio shows to be a good parameter in the evaluation of the unconfined compressive strength of the soil studied.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Osvaldo Aranha, 99, 3 andar, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-190, BRAZIL;. E-mail: [email protected]
Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Osvaldo Aranha, 99, 3 andar, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-190, BRAZIL;. E-mail: [email protected]
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