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Experimental treatment of an old track-bed using CIPS

Last updated on 02 September 2014 3:43

CIPS is a process whereby calcium carbonate is precipitated from an aqueous solution within the pores a soil or rock. The carbonate forms bridges at the contacts between the particles of a granular material, stiffening and strengthening the material without reducing permeability significantly. Its application to the treatment of the...

Author(s): Vaughan P R;Kucharski E S;Chow F C;Armitage R;Okundi E;Fitch T R

Organisation(s): Imperial College London ; Lithic Technology Pty Ltd ; Geotechnical Consulting Group ; Scott Wilson Pavement Engineering ; Infraco JNP Ltd ; Cementation Foundations Skanska Ltd ;

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