Effect of nano-MgO on mechanical performance of cement stabilized silty clay |
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| Authors: | Kai Yao Dongliang An Na Li Chen Zhang Aizhao Zhou |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, 1 Engineering Drive 2, Singapore, Singapore;2. School of Civil Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China;3. Department of Civil and Architecture Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China |
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| Abstract: | AbstractA series of direct shear tests were performed on cement-admixed silty clay to investigate the effect of cement content and nano-magnesia (MgO) on its shear strength properties. For each normal stress, shear strength increased with cement content. However, an obvious increment in shear strength was achieved when the cement content was adjusted from 13% to 17%. Both cohesion and friction angle of cemented soil increased with cement content, and exponential function was adopted to correlate both the factors with cement content. For cement content of 10% investigated in this study, the optimum nano-MgO content was 10‰, wherein the cohesion could reach the peak value. The microstructure of the mixture revealed that the structure of the mixture was compacted for the optimum nano-MgO content. However, micro-cracks were formed when the amount of nano-MgO exceeded its optimum content. |
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| Keywords: | Cement nano-MgO shear strength silty clay |
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