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Document Type
Research
Abstract
This paper presents results of an investigation of the effect of polystyrene on the engineering properties of three soils. Use of a polystyrene-benzene solution as an admixture resulted in increased strength values. Satisfactory resistance to expansion and frost action was obtained with sandy and silty soils; unsatisfactory results were obtained with a clayey soil. Polystyrene stabilization is most effective with sandy soils; effectiveness decreases with increasing clay content. At present the method does not compare favorably with the economics of other available methods of stabilization.
Publication Date
1964
Journal Title
Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science
Volume
71
Issue
1
First Page
369
Last Page
376
Copyright
©1964 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Roderick, Gilbert L. and Demirel, Turgut
(1964)
"Soil Stabilization with Polystyrene,"
Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 71(1), 369-376.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol71/iss1/54