Cement improved highly weathered phyllite for highway subgrades: A case study in Shaanxi province

In a cost-saving move, the soft rocks composed of highly-weathered phyllites available on-site were used to fill the subgrade in the eastern Ankang section of the expressway of Shiyan to Tianshui, China. Cement admixture was used to improve the performance of the weathered phyllites. In order to det...

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Main Authors: Xuesong Mao, Carol Jean Miller, Longqi Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2017-08-01
Series:Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (English ed. Online)
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095756417303094