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Limestone ash waste as a substitute for lime in soil improvement for engineering construction

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 A by-product of the manufacture of cement at Nkalagu, Nigeria, is the waste material comprising 70% CaO and 30% undecomposed CaCO3, referred to as limestone ash. The potential of this waste as a substitute for lime in the improvement of the engineering properties of laterite soils for construction purposes has been assessed. The geotechnical properties of lateritic soils when untreated and when treated with varying percentages of limestone ash have been established, including particle size analyses, Atterberg limits, Proctor compaction, California bearing ratio (CBR) and shear strength. The results confirmed those obtained by other workers on the use of lime stabilisation and indicate that limestone ash may form a substitute for lime in soil improvement for engineering construction.

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Un sous-produit de fabrication du ciment à Nkalagu, au Nigeria, est constitué par un matériau comprenant 70% de CaO et 30% de CaCO3 non dissocié, connu comme poussières de cimenterie. La possibilité d'utiliser ce déchet comme substitut à la chaux a étéévalué pour l'amélioration des propriétés géotechniques des sols latéritiques destinés à la construction. Les propriétés géotechniques des sols latéritiques non traités et traités avec différents pourcentages de poussières de cimenterie ont étéétudiées, en particulier: granulométries, limites d'Atterberg, essais de compactage Proctor, essai de portance CBR, résistance au cisaillement. Les résultats ont confirmé ceux obtenus par d'autres chercheurs pour la stabilisation à la chaux et indiquent que les poussières de cimenteries peuvent remplacer la chaux pour améliorer les propriétés des sols utilisés dans la construction.

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Received: 14 November 1997 · Accepted: 16 August 1999

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Okagbue, C., Yakubu, J. Limestone ash waste as a substitute for lime in soil improvement for engineering construction. Bull Eng Geol Env 58, 107–113 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100640050004

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