Open AccessPhysical and Mechanical Properties of the Muds of the Fergoug Dam
Author(s) -
A. Benaïssa,
Zehour Aloui,
Moulay Smaîne Ghembaza,
Habib Trouzine,
Yahya Sebaibi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
engineering, technology and applied science research/engineering, technology and applied science research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2241-4487
pISSN - 1792-8036
DOI - 10.48084/etasr.451
Subject(s) - lime , geotechnical engineering , work (physics) , raw material , civil engineering , engineering , geology , environmental science , forensic engineering , mining engineering , mechanical engineering , chemistry , paleontology , organic chemistry
Volumes of dredged sediments are rather considerable and are estimated approximately 600 million m3 per year worldwide. These can represent a very interesting source of raw materials, in particular for a sector consuming aggregates such as civil engineering. The work presented in this article is interested particularly in the valorization of the muds which come from the dam of Fergoug (Algeria), with an aim of improving their mechanical behavior using binders (cement, lime) in order to use them in road engineering. To this end, we carried out a series of physical, chemical, mechanical and mineralogical analyses presented in this paper.