《Effects of lime treatment on the microstructure and hydraulic conductivity of Héricourt clay》.pdfVIP

Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering 6 (2014) 399 e404 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering journal homepage: Full length article Effects of lime treatment on the microstructure and hydraulic conductivity of Héricourt clay Thanh Danh Tran a, Yu-Jun Cui b, *, Anh Minh Tang b, Martine Audiguier a, Roger Cojean a a Mines ParisTech e Centre de Géosciences, Fontainebleau, France b Laboratoire Navier/CERMES, Ecole des Ponts ParisTech, 6 et 8 Avenue Blaise Pascal, 77455 Marne-la-Vallée Cedex 2, France a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: This study aims at evidencing the effects of lime treatment on the microstructure and hydraulic con- Received 20 May 2014 ductivity of a compacted expansive clay, with emphasis put on the effect of lime hydration and modi- Received in revised form fication. For this purpose, evolutions of hydraulic conductivity were investigated for both lime-treated 16 July 2014 and untreated soil specimens over 7 d after full saturation of the specimens and their microstructures Accepted 18 July 2014 were observed at the end. Note that for the treated specimen, dry clay powder was mixed with quicklime Available online 7 August 2014 prior to compaction in order to study the effect of lime hydration. It is observed that lime hydration and