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Cement Improved Highly Weathered Phyllite For Highway Subgrades: A Case Study In Shaanxi Province., Xuesong Mao, Carol Jean Miller, Longqi Liu
Cement Improved Highly Weathered Phyllite For Highway Subgrades: A Case Study In Shaanxi Province., Xuesong Mao, Carol Jean Miller, Longqi Liu
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In a cost-saving move, the soft rocks composed of highly-weathered phyllites available onsite were used to fill the subgrade in the eastern Ankang section of the expressway of Shiyan to Tianshui, China. Cement admixture was used to improve the performance of the weathered phyllites. In order to determine the best mix ratio, values corresponding to compaction performance, unconfined compressive strength, and the California bearing ratio (CBR) were analyzed for variable cement content weight percentages (3%, 4%, 5%, and 6%) using test subgrade plots in the field. Field measurements of resilience modulus and deflection confirmed that the strength of the subgrade …