Lime Stabilization of Fine-Grained Greenlandic Sediments in Relation to Construction Projects

• Main Authors: Jørgensen, Anders Stuhr, Ingeman-Nielsen, Thomas, Nielsen, Hans Rasmus, Hudecz, Adriana
• Format: Other Non-Article Part of Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Construction projects; Clay stabilization; Cold regions; Soil stabilization; Burned lime; /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/climate_action; SDG 13 - Climate Action; /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/life_below_water; SDG 14 - Life Below Water; Greenland; Kangerlussuaq; greenlandic
• Online Access: https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/f0345d03-fd82-4c22-80c1-58647b61fdfa

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 sediments is very different from that of European sediments, mainly due t...