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Stress-Strain-Strength Behavior of Lime-Stabilized Soils during Accelerated Curing.
- Source :
- Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering; Dec2012, Vol. 25 Issue 12, p1880-1886, 7p
- Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Given the schedule pressure of lime-stabilized soil construction, many agencies specify the use of elevated temperature (e.g., 41°C), shorter duration (e.g., 5-7 days) accelerated specimen curing for unconfined compressive strength () testing and acceptance as a proxy for of specimens normally cured under 28-day 23°C conditions. Moreover, lime and highway transportation industry associations prescribe a unique accelerated curing regime for all lime-stabilized soils (7-day, 41°C). This paper presents the results from a laboratory investigation of stress-strain-strength development of four lime-stabilized soils under 2-8 day 41°C accelerated curing and the 0-28 day 23°C normal curing regime. Specimens cured at 41°C reached values equivalent to 28-day 23°C after 1.8-5.9 days. Accordingly, 7-day 41°C curing overestimates 28-day normal cure by 13-260%. When combined with a detailed analysis of data available in the literature, the results illustrate that the prescription of a unique equivalent accelerated curing regime is oversimplified and can lead to significant overestimation of design . [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08991561
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 92004994
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0000749