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Apr 26, 2012

Frost Heave Mitigation by Incorporating Expanded Polystyrene Bead into Earth Fill

Publication: Instrumentation, Testing, and Modeling of Soil and Rock Behavior

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This study proposed an anti-frost geomaterial, comprising waste foundry sand (WFS), fly ash (FA), expanded polystyrene (EPS) beads, Portland cement and water, which is known as WFS-FA-EPS mixture. Twenty series of mixtures were prepared and investigated with regards to the effect of mixture component on the frost heave mitigation of the material. A freeze chamber was set up to impose frost action onto the mixtures. Results indicate that WFS-FA-EPS mixture is able to mitigate or eliminate frost heave if the mixture is properly designated. Compared with common earth fills, the mixture presents high micro-porosity, small frost heave, and low thermal conductivity. The frost heave mitigation of the mixture mainly depends on the volumetrically buffering capacity of EPS beads and cohesion force by cement content.

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Instrumentation, Testing, and Modeling of Soil and Rock Behavior
Pages: 202 - 208

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Published online: Apr 26, 2012

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Associate Professor, Geotechnical Research Institute, MOE Key Laboratory for Geomechanics and Embankment Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China.E-mail: [email protected]
Ya-dong Zhou
Graduate, students, Geotechnical Research Institute, MOE Key Laboratory for Geomechanics and Embankment Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
Yong-tang Yu
Graduate, students, Geotechnical Research Institute, MOE Key Laboratory for Geomechanics and Embankment Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China

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