TY - GEN
T1 - The treatment of collapsible loess soils using cement materials
AU - Jefferson, Ian
AU - Evstatiev, Dimcho
AU - Karastanev, Doncho
PY - 2008/12/1
Y1 - 2008/12/1
N2 - Loess is a metastable collapsible soil, whose collapse can cause significant distress to the built environment across the world. This paper presents a case history illustrating how with proper pre-treatment assessment and careful selection, a cement based treatment approach was used successfully to improve a collapsible loess soil. This case history illustrates that even for structures when very tight specifications for post treatment performance exist, it is still possible to build safely on a problematical loess soil. Copyright ASCE 2008.
AB - Loess is a metastable collapsible soil, whose collapse can cause significant distress to the built environment across the world. This paper presents a case history illustrating how with proper pre-treatment assessment and careful selection, a cement based treatment approach was used successfully to improve a collapsible loess soil. This case history illustrates that even for structures when very tight specifications for post treatment performance exist, it is still possible to build safely on a problematical loess soil. Copyright ASCE 2008.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=66549093019&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1061/40971(310)82
DO - 10.1061/40971(310)82
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:66549093019
SN - 9780784409718
T3 - Geotechnical Special Publication
SP - 662
EP - 669
BT - Proceedings of session of GeoCongress 2008 - GeoCongress 2008
T2 - GeoCongress 2008: Geosustainability and Geohazard Mitigation
Y2 - 9 March 2008 through 12 March 2008
ER -