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Stabilization of Expansive Clays Using Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GBFS) and GBFS-Cement

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Expansive clays undergo swelling when subjected to water. This can cause damage, especially to light weight structures, water conveyance canals, lined reservoirs, highways, and airport runways unless appropriate measures are taken. In this study, granulated blast furnace slag (GBFS) and GBFS-cement (GBFSC) were utilized to overcome or to limit the expansion of an artificially prepared expansive soil sample (sample A). GBFS and GBFSC were added to sample A in proportions of 5–25% by weight. The effects of these stabilizers on grain size distribution, Atterberg limits, swelling percentage and rate of swell of soil samples were determined. GBFS and GBFSC were shown to successfully decreasing the total amount of swell while increasing the rate of swell.

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The authors wish to thank to State Hydraulic Works (Turkey) for their contributions.

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  1. Veysel Yazici

    Present address: Faculty of Engineering, School of Civil and Mining Engineering, University of Wollongong, Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, Middle East Technical University, 06531, Ankara, Turkey

    Erdal Cokca

  2. Design and Construction Department, State Hydraulic Works (DSI), 06100, Ankara, Turkey

    Veysel Yazici

  3. Soil Mechanics Laboratory, State Hydraulic Works (DSI), Ankara, Turkey

    Vehbi Ozaydin

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Cokca, E., Yazici, V. & Ozaydin, V. Stabilization of Expansive Clays Using Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GBFS) and GBFS-Cement. Geotech Geol Eng 27, 489–499 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-008-9250-z

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