Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Volume 2017 (2017), Article ID 5767103, 11 pages
https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/5767103
Experimental Research on Foamed Mixture Lightweight Soil Mixed with Fly-Ash and Quicklime as Backfill Material behind Abutments of Expressway Bridge
1Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Geomechanics and Embankment Engineering, Jiangsu Research Center for Geotechnical Engineering Technology, Institute of Tunnel and Underground Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
2Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Geomechanics and Embankment Engineering, Jiangsu Research Center for Geotechnical Engineering Technology, Geotechnical Research Institute, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
Correspondence should be addressed to Xin Liu; nc.ude.uhh@001nixuil
Received 24 December 2016; Revised 16 February 2017; Accepted 9 March 2017; Published 23 March 2017
Academic Editor: Xiao-Yong Wang
Copyright © 2017 Xin Liu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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