TAN Yun-zhi, HU Yan, DENG Yong-feng, et al. Behavior and mechanism of laterite shrinkage inhibition
with lime and meta-kaolin mixture[J]. 2019, 40(11): 4213-4219.
DOI:
TAN Yun-zhi, HU Yan, DENG Yong-feng, et al. Behavior and mechanism of laterite shrinkage inhibition
with lime and meta-kaolin mixture[J]. 2019, 40(11): 4213-4219.DOI: 10.16285/j.rsm.2018.1744.
Behavior and mechanism of laterite shrinkage inhibition
with lime and meta-kaolin mixture
The laterite is prone to shrinkage and crack due to dehydration
which may result numerous engineering disasters. Lime (5%) and meta-kaolin (4%) were added into laterite for mitigating their shrinkage behavior through improving moisture sensitivity. The samples were compacted at optimal water content and cured for 180 days. And then
samples were vacuumed and saturated immediately. After that
the saturated samples were dehydrated to predetermined moisture content for conducting a series of tests such as shrinkage
unconfined compressive strength
suction and pore analysis. The results showed that compressive strength of laterite increased at first and then decreased with moisture content reducing
which may be caused by micro-cracks derived ascribing to dehumidification. However
the strength of laterite adding with lime
especially lime and meat-kaolinite mixture
would increase with approaching to dry status
even if which has a slight reduction during drying process. This proved that meta-kaolin and lime were able to inhibit the shrinkage effect of laterite
and increase their overall strength. This may be ascribed to the following reasons
meta-kaolin contains lots of amorphous silicon and aluminum oxides and has an edge-surface contacted structure
both enable meta-kaolin to quickly capture calcium ions in calcium hydroxide solution and form cementation hydrates between grains or particles of laterite.