Strength of Lime Stabilized Pavement Materials: Possible Theoretical Explanation of Empirical Dependencies

Authors

Edgar Daniel Rodriguez Velasquez, The University of Texas at El PasoFollow
Vladik Kreinovich, The University of Texas at El PasoFollow

Publication Date

2-2020

Comments

Technical Report: UTEP-CS-20-08

Abstract

When building a road, it is often necessary to strengthen the underlying soil layer. This strengthening is usually done by adding lime. There are empirical formulas that describe how the resulting strength depends on the amount of added lime. In this paper, we provide a theoretical explanation for these empirical formulas.