Some geotechnical properties of pure and waste gypsum for geoelectrical grounding applications

• Main Authors: Mohd Yuhyi, Mohd Tadza, Nurmazuria, Mazelan, Nur Farahana, Yusri, Amizatulhani, Abdullah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sciendo 2014
• Subjects: QD Chemistry; TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/30516/1/Some%20geotechnical%20properties%20of%20pure%20and%20waste%20gypsum.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/30516/; https://doi.org/10.2478/ceer-2019-0027; https://doi.org/10.2478/ceer-2019-0027
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Pahang

Natural occurring gypsum is a soft mineral consists of hydrated calcium sulphate, mainly used in cement industry. On the other hand, red gypsum (RG) is a waste generated from a sulphate process of ilmenite ore to acquire titanium dioxide. Due to the gypsum content in both materials are similar, it i...