Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0455573

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0455573

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Improvement of the performance of water-sensitive geomaterials using hydrophobic additives. Geo-structures such as road and railway bases suffer from water induced damage because they readily interact with the atmosphere and shallow water tables. Under traffic loading, damage to geo-structures occurs as cracking, rutting and roughness, when the strength and stiffness of the geomaterials are compromised by on-going moisture variations. Substantial cost savings to the community can be made if effective methods can be found to minimise such damage. This project proposes to study a novel technique, in which blends of hydrophobic polymer additives are used to increase the stability of geomaterials subjected to varying moisture levels and traffic loading.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-03-2005

End Date: 11-09-2008

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $70,668.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Civil Engineering | Transport Engineering | Construction Engineering | Geotechnical Engineering |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Civil | Polymeric materials (e.g. paints) | Civil

Other Keywords

Civil | Civil Engineering | Construction Engineering | Geotechnical Engineering | Polymeric materials (e.g. paints) | Transport Engineering

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