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Some aspects of clay minerals in civil engineering*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2018

E.H. Steger
E.H. Steger*
Affiliation:
Central Laboratory, George Wimpey & Co. Ltd., Hayes, Middlesex
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Abstract

The utilization of clay minerals in grouting is discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
Clay Minerals Bulletin , Volume 4 , Issue 22 , December 1959 , pp. 106 - 109
Copyright
Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1959

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Footnotes

*

This paper was read at a discussion on “Clay Minerals and Industry” and the main emphasis is on engineering aspects. Nevertheless, the particular industrial use of clay minerals described may interest a wider circle of scientists.

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† Similar suspensions are also used for surface work, such as waterproofing reservoirs and canals.

* Most of the clay grouting techniques originated in France where some injections were done in the early 19th century.