Stabilization techniques for reactive aggregate in soil-cement base course.

PDFTech Report366Reactive aggregatesSoil cementBase course (Pavements)Soil stabilizationMineralsLouisianaLouisiana Transportation Research CenterRoy, AmitavaWang, LanSeals, Roger K.Metcalf, John B.Louisiana Transportation Research CenterUS Transportation CollectionThe objectives of this research are 1) to identify the mineralogical properties of soil-cement bases which have heaved or can potentially heave, 2) to simulate expansion of cement-stabilized soil in the laboratory, 3) to correlate expansion with the microstructural and mineralogical properties of Winn Rock-containing soil after cementitious stabilization, and 4) to identify cost-effective stabilization agents for soils that contain Winn Rock