Date of Award
2009
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Abstract
Western Palm Beach County, FL is characterized by thick deposits organic soils at shallow depths. Because of their high void ratio and compressibility, these soils undergo large primary consolidation followed by extended periods of secondary compression causing excessive premature structural distress. Although soil stabilization has been largely used with remarkable results in soft, expansive and non-organic soils, limited research and practice exist in the implementation with highly organic soils. The main motivation of this research was to investigate the effects of cement stabilization on the compressibility behavior of organic rich soils, and develop mix design criteria for optimum cement contents necessary to induce the desired engineering behavior. This optimized mix design may provide guidelines for Deep Mixing Methods in organic soils.
Extent
xv, 148 p. : ill. (some col.)
Recommended Citation
Ramirez, Juan., "Cement stabilization of organic soils for controlling secondary compression behavior" (2009). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009. 1627.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_5/1627
Identifier
FADT367760
Comments
by Juan Ramirez.|Thesis (M.S.C.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2009.|Includes bibliography.|Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2009. Mode of access: World Wide Web.|by Juan Ramirez.