A simple review of cemented non-conventional materials: soil composites

A Khajeh, R Jamshidi Chenari, M Payan - Geotechnical and Geological …, 2020 - Springer
Strength and compressibility characteristics of problematic soils such as loose sands and
extra-sensitive clays need to be enhanced for the construction purposes which is due in part …

Optimal water-cement ratio of cement-stabilized soil

F Wang, K Li, Y Liu - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Since the water-cement ratio of cement-stabilized soil has a significant influence on strength
and stiffness, this study aimed to investigate a new water-cement ratio selection method for …

Investigation on strength and microstructure characteristics of nano-MgO admixed with cemented soft soil

K Yao, W Wang, N Li, C Zhang, L Wang - Construction and Building …, 2019 - Elsevier
The effectiveness of nano-MgO in strength properties and microstructure characteristics of
cement stabilized soft soil were analyzed in this study. Sulfuric acid attack was also taken …

Mechanical characteristics and solidification mechanism of slag/fly ash-based geopolymer and cement solidified organic clay: A comparative study

Y Su, B Luo, Z Luo, F Xu, H Huang, Z Long… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Geopolymers have recently received intensive research interests in the solidification of
various soft soils due to their low-carbon footprint and environmentally friendly. However …

Strength properties and associated mechanisms of magnesium oxychloride cement-solidified urban river sludge

D Wang, S Di, X Gao, R Wang, Z Chen - Construction and Building …, 2020 - Elsevier
Eco-friendly magnesium oxychloride cement (MOC) is incorporated to reduce the disposal
obstacles and mitigate the environmental impacts related to the urban river sludge. Three …

Effectiveness of waste steel slag powder on the strength development and associated micro-mechanisms of cement-stabilized dredged sludge

L Lang, C Song, L Xue, B Chen - Construction and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Waste steel slag is an industrial by-product during the process of steelmaking, and it is
usually stacked in steelmaking plants. Employing steel slag in treating dredged sludge (DS) …

Effect of nano-MgO on mechanical performance of cement stabilized silty clay

K Yao, D An, W Wang, N Li, C Zhang… - Marine Georesources & …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
A series of direct shear tests were performed on cement-admixed silty clay to investigate the
effect of cement content and nano-magnesia (MgO) on its shear strength properties. For …

Optimization and application of backfill grouting material for submarine tunnel

J Mao, D Yuan, D Jin, J Zeng - Construction and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
The impacts of composition and mixture ratio of backfill grouts on the anti-floating ability and
workability cannot be ignored in the submarine tunnel engineering. The orthogonal tests …

Strength characteristics and microstructure of cement stabilized soft soil admixed with silica fume

N Jiang, C Wang, Z Wang, B Li, Y Liu - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Soft soil improvement is an important subject in civil engineering, and searching for an
effective admixture is an important research. Silica fume (SF) is a kind of recycled material, it …

Model-independent strength-reduction factor for effect of spatial variability on tunnel with improved soil surrounds

Y Pan, Y Liu, A Tyagi, FH Lee, DQ Li - Géotechnique, 2021 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Spatially variable cement-treated ground can be considered, in design, as a uniform
medium with appropriately reduced strength. Various strength reduction factors have been …