Lime stabilization of fine-grained sediments in western Greenland

• Main Authors: Jørgensen, Anders Stuhr, Ingeman-Nielsen, Thomas, Skels, Peteris
• Format: Other Non-Article Part of Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/climate_action; SDG 13 - Climate Action; /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/life_below_water; SDG 14 - Life Below Water; Greenland; Kangerlussuaq
• Online Access: https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/dbf1f7cd-b8a7-44bd-9d5d-f947b4b2cc1a; http://panam-cgc2011.ca/

Thick deposits of fine-grained marine sediments exist in large areas of western Greenland. Many places these sediments are located above sea-level, and now complicate construction projects in urban areas. The mineralogy of the fine-grained sediments is very different from European sediments, mainly...