... of earth only or was lined with concrete. The bureau has tried various repair techniques over the years, none of which have been completely successful until 1972, when a technique was tried which was relatively new to the bureau engineers—lime treatment of existing embankment. So successful were...

... This paper presents the results of a laboratory study conducted to determine the effectiveness of lime treatment in modifying the volume change behavior of a typical collapse-susceptible soil in Tucson, Arizona. A series of specimens containing 3% by weight of lime was prepared by statically...

... of the unconfined compression strength were observed. Following the lime treatment, the clay also became nonerodible. The improvement of the geotechnical characteristics are dependent of the lime concentration; however, it seems that a peak is reached for about 3 to 4 percent lime concentration, above which...