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Sustainable Soil Stabilisation
Soil stabilisation is crucial to tackle the problem of soil disasters which may occur as a natural calamity or man-induced calamity. Many people are displaced from their homes and some even lose their life in such disasters. There are 3 main types of soil stabilisation including physical stabilisation, that is physically altering the site geology, such
Chetan Keshav Bhuckory +2 more
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Stabilisation of clay subgrade soils using ground granulated blastfurnace slag [PDF]
, 2001 Roads constructed on expansive clays may be adversely affected by the behaviour of the clay. Expansive clays suffer volume change due to changes in moisture content which causes heaving, cracking and the break up of the road pavement.
Ouf, Mohamed El-Sadek Abdel Rahman
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Soil stabilisation with hydraulic binders
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2022 Abstract The lack of a good foundation ground layer in some areas that could be used for construction proposes is a common problem all over the world. Today, more and more researches are focused on finding new solutions to improve the soil parameters in order to obtain a stabilized foundation layer.
A G Chiorean +3 more
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Plant roots increase both decomposition and stable organic matter formation in boreal forest soil
Nature Communications, 2019 Understanding mechanisms of soil organic matter (SOM) decomposition and stabilisation improves soil-climate feedback predictions. Here the authors show that roots in boreal forest promote organic nitrogen economy and provide a framework on how roots ...
Bartosz Adamczyk +9 more
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Effects of biochar on cement-stabilised peat soil [PDF]
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Ground Improvement, 2023 Peat is a soft soil with a very high organic content, which makes it highly susceptible to extreme differential settlement. Although cement stabilisation is highly effective, it is not common practice due to the high cost of treatment associated with a high binder dosage required.
Lau, Jeffrey +2 more
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Operation and recovery of a seasonally-loaded UK waste stabilisation pond system [PDF]
, 2013 An intermittent discharge waste stabilisation pond system was trialled for treatment of a seasonal wastewater load from a campsite. The system showed rapid acclimatisation to incoming load, with chlorophyll-a exceeding 700 mg l?1 within 2 weeks and ...
Zhang, S. +3 more
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Soil carbon storage and stabilisation in andic soils: A review
CATENA, 2014 Abstract Andic soils contain a large amount of stabilised soil organic matter (SOM). The present study aims to review and integrate the determining factors and mechanisms of SOM stabilisation in andic compared with other (non-andic) soil types. We have reviewed recent literature regarding the nature of SOM and its stabilisation processes in the top ...
Matus, F. +4 more
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Innovative technique for road slope stabilisation
Roads and Bridges, 2020 The paper describes an innovative method for stabilisation and greening of newly formed road slopes. Meandrically arranged thick ropes made from textile waste covered with soil mixed with randomly distributed wool and polyester fibres were applied for ...
Jan Broda +2 more
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Applied Sciences, 2021 Cost efficient and robust transport systems are of critical importance to future economic prosperity as well as for the society’s social and environmental well-being.
Ana Heitor +2 more
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Optimization of RHA and Cement proportion for soil stabilization [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesThe process of changing a soil’s physical characteristics to provide it long-term, permanent improvements in strength is known as soil stabilisation. Increasing a soil’s overall bearing capacity and shear strength is how stabilisation is achieved.
Raman Ravi Shankar +6 more
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