声明
CHAPTER 1.INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background
1.2Problem Statement
1.3Significance of Research
1.4 Objectives
1.4.1 Main Objective
1.4.2 Specific Objectives
1.5 Hypothesis
1.6Technical approach
CHAPTER 2.LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Introduction
2.2Lateritic Soils and Treatment Techniques
2.3Cement, Lime,and Meta-Kaolin as Soil and Earthen Mortars Treatment Agents
2.3.1 Cement Treatment
2.3.2 Lime Treatment
2.3.3Meta-Kaolin Treatment
2.2.4Treatment of Earthen Mortars
2.3 Physical and mechanical properties of treated Lateritic soils
2.3.1Aggregate sizeand distribution
2.3.2Initial water content
2.3.3Unconfined Compressive strength
2.3.4Dry and wetting cycles
2.3.5Frost resistance
2.3.6Water absorption and sorptivity
2.4 Chemical properties of treated Lateritic soils
2.4.1pH and Electrical conductivity(EC)
2.4.2Ions consumption
2.4.3Resistance to Chemical Attack
2.5Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry(MIP)
CHAPTER 3.METHODOLOGY
3.1 Materials and Methods
3.1.1 Materials
3.1.2 Sample Preparation
3.1.3 Experimental Programs
3.2Mercury intrusion porosimetry(MIP)
CHAPTER 4.DETERMINATION OF MIX RATIOS
4.1 Introduction
4.2Determination of water to Laterite ratioon pH basis
4.3Determination of Lime and Meta-Kaolin (MK) Content for Lateritic soils
4.4Determination of Cement and Sand Content for Lateritic Mortars
CHAPTER 5.EFFECT OF METAKAOLIN AND AGGREGATE SIZE
5.1 Introduction
5.2Effect of Aggregate size
5.3pH, Electrical Conductivity(EC) and concentration of calcium ions
5.4Effect of Meta-kaolin
5.6Thermal Gravimetric Analysis(TGA)
CHAPTER 6.DURABILITY OF LATERITIC MORTARS
6.1 Introduction
6.2Unconfined Compressive Strength(UCS) for Lateritic Mortars/Paste
6.3Variation of initial water for Lateritic Mortars/Plasters
6.4Effects of Wetting and Drying(W-D) Cycles on Lateritic Mortars/Plasters
6.5Frost Resistance of Lateritic Mortars/Plasters
6.6Sorptivity and MIP
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Conclusions
Further research
参考文献
致谢
APPENDICES
Appendix A.Apparatus used for pH measurements
Appendix B.Conference andJournal Papers
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