THE SCIENCE OF SOIL STABILIZATION

THIS PAPER DEFINES THE SCIENCE OF SOIL STABILIZATION AND VIEWS SOIL SYSTEMS FROM MANY DIFFERENT ANGLES IN ORDER TO LAY THE PROPER FOUNDATION FOR AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE DIFFERENT SOILS ENCOUNTERED BY THE ENGINEER, OF THE DESIRABLE AND UNDESIRABLE PROPERTIES OF THESE SOILS, AND OF THE POSSIBLE SUPPLEMENTATION OF THESE PROPERTIES IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE SOILS INTO CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS. THIS INTRODUCTORY PAPER IS LIMITED TO THE POINTING OUT OF IMPORTANT FUNDAMENTALS AND ALSO TO THE PRESENTATION OF CERTAIN APPROACHES AND DATA THAT ARE NOT NORMALLY FOUND IN SOIL-STABILIZATION LITERATURE. /AUTHOR/