The potential of marble dust as a stabilizing additive to red tropical soils was evaluated. The evaluation involved the determination of the geotechnical properties of three different red tropical soils in their natural state as well as when mixed with varying proportions of marble dust. The parameters tested included the particle size distribution, specific gravity, Atterberg limits, the standard compaction characteristics, the compressive strength and the California bearing ratio (CBR). The strength tests were repeated after normal 28 day curing of the treated samples and also after accelerated 24 h curing at temperatures of 40°C, 60°C and 80°C.
Results showed that the geotechnical parameters of red tropical soils are improved substantially by the addition of marble dust; plasticity was reduced by 20 to 33% and strength and CBR increased by 30 to 46% and 27 to 55% respectively. The highest strength and CBR values were achieved at 8% marble dust. Results also showed that normal 28 day curing improved the strength of the marble dust-treated soil with over 80% strength gain achieved after 7 to 10 days of normal curing. Higher strength development was realised following accelerated 24 h curing at 60°C.
Although these results imply marked improvement in the geotechnical parameters of red tropical soils, the higher strength developed is not enough for the improved soil to be used as a base material in the construction of heavily trafficked flexible pavements. The improved material may, however, be successfully used as base material for lightly trafficked roads and as a sub-base material for heavily trafficked roads. 相似文献
根据对昆仑山北麓阿羌地区第四纪风成砂尘沉积物的调查、地层对比和107组古地磁标本(321块样品)的测定结果认为,阿羌地层剖面记录了Brunhes时以来我国极端干旱区最完整的风成砂尘堆积序列;剖面中间冰期形成的生草层1PE和细粒风尘堆积29FGL、31FGL、33FGL、35FGL、37FGL、39FGL、42FGL在形成的地质时代上可依次与黄土高原古土壤S_0、S_1、S_2、S_3、S_4、S_5、S_6、S_7进行对比,而与1PE和细粒风尘堆积29FGL、……、42FGL互为叠覆的冰期气候形成的风成极细砂和粗粒风尘堆积则可与黄土高原黄土L_1、……、L_8进行对比。此外,在阿羌剖面砂尘堆积底部42FGL层中发现有0.7 Ma B P前的宇宙尘埃物质,这对于该地风成砂尘下限年代的确定、研究极端干旱区气候的发展历史和晚新生代地外灾变事件的对比具有重要意义。 相似文献
Direct climate responses to dust shortwave and longwave radiative forcing (RF) are studied using the NCAR Community Atmosphere Model Version 3 (CAM3). The simulated RF at the top of the atmosphere (TOA) is-0.45 W m-2 in the solar spectrum and +0.09 W m-2 in the thermal spectrum on a global average. The magnitude of surface RF is larger than the TOA forcing, with global mean shortwave forcing of-1.76 W m-2 and longwave forcing of +0.31 W m-2 . As a result, dust aerosol causes the absorption of 1.1 W m-2 in t... 相似文献
The relationship between dust weather frequency (DWF), which denotes thenumber of days of dust weather events, over Beijing and the East AsianMonsoon (EAM) was studied using DWF data for Beijing during the period1951--2006. Results show that, during this period, the blowing-dust weatherfrequency (BDWF), as well as the indices of East Asian winter monsoon (EAWM)and East Asian summer monsoon (EASM), all decreased considerably, with at-test confidence level of 99%. The correlation coefficients between thechosen EAWM index and BDWF over Beijing in winter and the following springwere 0.34 and 0.33, respectively, with significance levels of 0.01 and 0.02,respectively. For the chosen EASM index and BDWF, these correlationcoefficients were 0.51 and 0.45, respectively, with both at a confidencelevel exceeding 99.9%. With the linear trends removed, the values (in thesame order as above) were 0.14, 0.14, -0.12, and -0.09, all not significantat the 95% confidence level. Clearly, the EAM relates mainly to DWF overlong timescales. To a certain extent, the EAM might have some impact on DWFby affecting the associated surface air temperature and precipitation duringthe corresponding time period in sand-dust source regions at the interannualscale. A stronger (weaker) EAWM might advance (suppress) the occurrence ofDWF, and the opposite for the EASM. 相似文献