Stabilization of desert sand in Iran using cement and microsilice

• Main Authors: Mehmannavaz, T., Bhutta, Muhammad Aamer Rafique, Sumadi, Salihuddin Radin, Sajjadi, Mehdi
• Format: Article
• Published: Advanced Engineering Solutions , Ottawa, Canada 2012
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/47533/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Increasing the bearing capacity of the soil is necessary. The role of cement and microsilice in stabilizing the sand obtained from the desert city Kashan is studied. Experiments are conducted to find the optimum proportion of the additives and to examine the effects of the additives on the mechanica...