MODIFICATION OF FROST-HEAVING OF SOILS WITH ADDITIVES. INVESTIGATIONS 1953 THRU 1955

• Main Author: Lambe,T. William
• Other Authors: MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE SOIL STABILIZATION LAB
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1956
• Subjects: Soil Mechanics; Snow; Ice and Permafrost; (*FROST HEAVE; INHIBITION); (*SOILS; ADDITIVES); MOISTURE; ADSORPTION; ICE; FREEZING; MELTING; TESTS; PORE PRESSURE; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0712513; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0712513

A 3-year search for additives to reduce the frost susceptibility of soil is described. Fifteen soils and about forty additives have been tested. A discussion of the theoretical considerations for the choice of additives is presented. The additives are divided into four groups: (1) void pluggers and cements, (2) aggregants, (3) dispersants, and (4) 'waterproofers' - according to their action in soil. (Author)