Soil Stabilization With Chemicals, Iowa Highway Research Board Bulletin No. 22, 1960

(1960) Soil Stabilization With Chemicals, Iowa Highway Research Board Bulletin No. 22, 1960. Transportation, Department of

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Abstract

In the search for new soil stabilizing agents the effects of six organic cations on plastic limit, liquid limit, shrinkage limit, air-dry strength and rate of slaking of a highly plastic clay subsoil were studied. In all cases the plasticity index and shrinkage were reduced by the treatments. The air-dry strength was lowered in varying degree, which was the only undesirable effect noted. With one exception resistance to slaking was improved. It is concluded that large organic cations show promise as possible stabilizing agents for highly plastic fine-grained soils.

Item Type: Departmental Report
Keywords: Soil stabilization, Glacial soils, Soil chemistry, Geotechnical engineering, Loess, Till
Subjects: Transportation
Transportation > Materials
Transportation > Research
Transportation > Environment
ID Code: 22154
Deposited By: Iowa DOT Library
Deposited On: 23 May 2016 19:04
Last Modified: 23 May 2016 19:04
URI: https://publications.iowa.gov/id/eprint/22154