Scope of soil cement in runways construction in India

Authors

  • S. K. Wadhawan Defence Science Laboratory, New Delhi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.10.7661

Keywords:

Soil-cement, Heavy duty military

Abstract

The subject of soil-cement has been dealt with at some length. Developments in other countries in runway construction embodying soil-cement are reviewed and an account of Heavy Duty Military airport having soil-cement runway is furnished. Soils of India have been examined to determine their suitability for cement stabilisation. It is proposed that a percentage water stability of 80should be a good criterion of suitability of a given soil. Salient features of soil-cement construction are presented here and large scale field trials prior to adopting construction of soil-cement runways in the near future have been recommended.

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Published

2014-05-28

How to Cite

Wadhawan, S. K. (2014). Scope of soil cement in runways construction in India. Defence Science Journal, 10(2), 141–156. https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.10.7661

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2

Section

Research Papers

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