Abstract: The adjusted porosity/cement index η/(Civ)a showed to be an interesting empirical rational dosage methodology for soil-cement purposes as it inputs into a single parameter the role of the compactness and the amount of ...

Abstract: Sulfate-rich dispersive soils are worldwide responsible for damaging earthworks, such as roadway roadbeds and embankments. One of the causes for such behavior is the high amount of exchangeable sodium ions adsorbed on their ...

Abstract: The mining sector plays a significant role in the economic development of countries by contributing to their gross domestic product. Once the demand for commercialized ore grows, the mining industry looks for new technologies ...

Abstract: The improvement of soils that are not suitable for a particular purpose through techniques that combine densification and the incorporation of portland cement have been extensively done for decades in spite of the poor ...