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Published: Građevinar 66 (2014) 6
Paper type: Preliminary report
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Physicochemical characterization of cement treated kaolin clay

Khitam Abdulhussein Saeed, Khairul Anuar Kassim, Hadi Nur

Abstract

The physicochemical characterization of the cement-treated brown kaolin clay is presented in this paper. The effect of cement on the strength and compressibility of clay samples, at different curing times and cement contents, is investigated. Laboratory tests including compaction, unconfined compressive strength, and one-dimensional consolidation oedometer tests, were carried out on clay samples mixed with 5 % and 10 % of cement. Long-term strength and compressibility test results point to an increase in the unconfined compressive strength and decrease in the compression index.

Keywords
tropical soil, Portland cement, unconfined compressive strength, physicochemical behaviour, kaolin

HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE:

Abdulhussein Saeed, K., Kassim, K. A., Nur, H.: Physicochemical characterization of cement treated kaolin clay, GRAĐEVINAR, 66 (2014) 6, pp. 513-521, doi: https://doi.org/10.14256/JCE.976.2013

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Abdulhussein Saeed, K., Kassim, K. A., Nur, H. (2014). Physicochemical characterization of cement treated kaolin clay, GRAĐEVINAR, 66 (6), 513-521, doi: https://doi.org/10.14256/JCE.976.2013

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Authors:
976 Autor 1 WEB
Khitam Abdulhussein Saeed
University of Technology Malaysia
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Department of Geotechnical Engineering
University Al-Mustansiriyah in Bagdad
976 Autor 2 WEB
Khairul Anuar Kassim
University of Technology Malaysia
Geotechnical & Transportation Department
Research Management Centre (RMC)
976 Autor 3 WEB
Hadi Nur
University of Technology Malaysia
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Department of Geotechnical Engineering