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Calcretes : Geotechnical Appraisal and Efficacy as an Alternative Pavement Material for the Desertic Roads of Western Rajasthan


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1 Department of Geology, M.S. University, Vadodara-390002, India
     

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Calcretes are widely distributed in the arid and semi-arid tracts of the Thar Desert. Strategically important roads of this desert region need a suitable, locally available paving material. Mineralogy, physical and geotechnical properties of calcretes indicate their suitability for road pavements.

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Engineering Geology, Calcretes, Road Pavements, Thar Desert, Rajasthan.
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  • Calcretes : Geotechnical Appraisal and Efficacy as an Alternative Pavement Material for the Desertic Roads of Western Rajasthan

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Authors

D. Ramakrishnan
Department of Geology, M.S. University, Vadodara-390002, India
K. C. Tiwari
Department of Geology, M.S. University, Vadodara-390002, India

Abstract


Calcretes are widely distributed in the arid and semi-arid tracts of the Thar Desert. Strategically important roads of this desert region need a suitable, locally available paving material. Mineralogy, physical and geotechnical properties of calcretes indicate their suitability for road pavements.

Keywords


Engineering Geology, Calcretes, Road Pavements, Thar Desert, Rajasthan.