<p>This is a technical report about cement stabilization in general and the stabilization</p><p>process during the construction of a warehouse in Halmstad, Sweden in particular and is</p><p>written at the section for economy and technology at Halmstad University in</p><p>collaboration with NCC Anläggning.</p><p>NCC encountered variations in compression strength in the stabilized material on the first</p><p>warehouse that they constructed for the company Biltema. In our report we used the</p><p>stabilization process of the second warehouse for the same company as a reference to</p><p>determine what could be done to get a more homogeneous result for future projects.</p><p>We also looked in to what testing method is the most suitable to determine the result of</p><p>the stabilization.</p><p>After interviews with people involved in the process and visits on the work site we have</p><p>come to the conclusion that the most probable cause to the variations in compression</p><p>strength is segregation in the ballast material. This segregation can occur in several</p><p>different occasions in the process such as during the production, transportation and</p><p>handling on the work site.</p><p>Other causes for the variation can be improper compaction, overlapping stabilization in</p><p>some places and different duration of hardening of the samples that are tested.</p><p>The best way to do in situ test of the stabilized material is to do seismic investigations as</p><p>those are non-destructive tests in comparison to taking core samples and you can discover</p><p>any cracks or air bubbles in the material.</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:hh-1902 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Creators | Hadidpour, Mani, Mattsson, Eric |
| Publisher | Halmstad University, School of Business and Engineering (SET), Halmstad University, School of Business and Engineering (SET), Högskolan i Halmstad/Sektionen för Ekonomi och Teknik (SET) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, text |
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