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Compressibility behaviour of lime-stabilized clay

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Lime stabilization reactions result in the formation of inter-particle cementation bonds that improves strength and reduce compressibility of clay soils. Though several studies in the past have focused on the impact of lime stabilization on the strength behaviour, few studies have examined the impact of lime stabilization on the compressibility behaviour of clay soils. The present study examines the compressibility behaviour of lime-stabilized soils in light of the frameworks proposed for saturated cemented clays. Cementation bonds formed during the lime stabilization reactions imparted yield stress in the range of 3900–5200 kPa to the artificially cemented specimens. The compression behaviour of these artificially cemented specimens in the pre-yield stress and post-yield stress regions conformed to the framework proposed for saturated cemented soils.

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    Sudhakar M. Rao & P. Shivananda

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Rao, S.M., Shivananda, P. Compressibility behaviour of lime-stabilized clay. Geotech Geol Eng 23, 309–319 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-004-1608-2

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