scholarly journals Influence of sand incorporation on unconfined compression strength of cement-based stabilized soft clay

Author(s):  
Man Xu ◽  
Li Liu ◽  
Yongfeng Deng ◽  
Annan Zhou ◽  
Shuitao Gu ◽  
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2021 ◽  
pp. 17-23
Author(s):  
Soewignjo Agus Nugroho ◽  
Ferry Fatnanta ◽  
Giri Prayoga

Tenayan Raya Subdistrict is an area that has a thickness of soft clay layer. Some cases of building failure were cracks and tilts due to high shrinkage of soil. Nearby is also a brick home industry center, where ashes are produced from bricks burning. Soil Improvement of Tenayan-Raya's Clay and utilization of brick ash will be carried out in this research. This study aims to stabilize the soil with lime and utilize the brick ash to improve shear strength and bearing capacity of the soil. The study was conducted in the laboratory by making several combinations of content clay, lime, and Brick Ash (BA), for the soil mixture which will be added with 10% ash brick. The effect of curing and soaked will also be seen for its rising on soil properties of Unconfined Compression Strength, and CBR laboratories. The influence of water will also be reviewed on the dry side, optimal moisture content, and wet side. The test results show that the Soil has Low Plasticity soil type category CL-ML symbols, according to the Unified classification. Increasing of strength due to stabilization with lime is obtained in conditions of water in optimal moisture content, where the addition of lime is 10% and 10% brick ash, was produced to increase the maximum value of Unconfined Compression Strength and CBR laboratory value. Curing setup time and saturation (soaked) also had affect the value of Unconfined Compressive Strength and CBR laboratory test. At longer time for curing, shear strength will rise proved by the value of UCS Test andbearing capacity value also increase that can be seen of the laboratory CBR test. Curing will make the shrinkage of clay reduced, this can be proven from differences value of Unconfined Compressive strength test between samples with and without soaked, are relatively small. 


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Ni ◽  
Shan-Shan Li ◽  
Lei Ma ◽  
Xueyu Geng

Recently, biopolymers have emerged in soil stabilisation. The efficiency of biopolymers in groundimprovement is mainly dependent on biopolymer types, soil types, biopolymer contents, curing periods,thermal treatment and mixing methods. However, the effect of the initial moisture content during samplepreparation stages, on the mechanical behaviours of biopolymer-treated soils, has not been fullyunderstood. The first part of this study probed the role of initial moisture content, in treating Shanghaiclay with the xanthan gum by performing standard proctor compaction tests, Atterberg limit tests,unconfined compression strength (UCS) tests and microstructural analysis, while the second part contributedto capture the fatigue behaviours of the samples treated with an ideal moisture content by performingconstant-amplitude and stepping-amplitude fatigue loading tests. Our results showed that theimprovement appeared to occur from an average optimum moisture content for the treated soils (treatedoptimum), which was 3% wet of the untreated optimum. As the initial moisture content increased, theUCS values were elevated. However, there existed an ideal initial moisture content leading to the maximumstrengthening efficiency. For xanthan gum content (i.e., the mass of xanthan gum with respect tothe mass of dry soil) ranging from 1.0% to 5.0%, this ideal value was between 1.1 and 1.2 times the treatedoptimum. Our results also indicated that xanthan gum, as a biopolymer soil strengthener, was efficient inincreasing either fatigue life or bearing capacity, under repeated loading for xanthan gum-soil matrices,when compared to untreated soils. While the untreated soils failed at the stress level of only half the UCS,the xanthan gum-treated soils with a 3.0% xanthan gum content sustained at the end of the tests. Thesedata imply the potential use of xanthan gum in soil stabilisation, under repeated loads.


2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Ateş

Soil stabilization has been widely used as an alternative to substitute the lack of suitable material on site. The use of nontraditional chemical stabilizers in soil improvement is growing daily. In this study a laboratory experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of waterborne polymer on unconfined compression strength and to study the effect of cement grout on pre-venting of liquefiable sandy soils. The laboratory tests were performed including grain size of sandy soil, unit weight, ultrasonic pulse velocity, and unconfined compressive strength test. The sand and various amounts of polymer (1%, 2%, 3%, and 4%) and cement (10%, 20%, 30%, and 40%) were mixed with all of them into dough using mechanical kneader in laboratory conditions. Grouting experiment is performed with a cylindrical mould of  mm. The samples were subjected to unconfined compression tests to determine their strength after 7 and 14 days of curing. The results of the tests indicated that the waterborne polymer significantly improved the unconfined compression strength of sandy soils which have susceptibility of liquefaction.


2011 ◽  
Vol 374-377 ◽  
pp. 1823-1826
Author(s):  
Zhong Yu Liu ◽  
Yong Gang Xue ◽  
Xi Jun Wang

In order to investigate the mechanical behaviors of lime-stabilized soils with small lime content, the specimens with 4%~8% lime content and 90%~95% degree of compaction are prepared, and then in use for the unconfined compression strength test, the diametral compression test and the compression resilience modulus test after they have cured in a standard curing room for 7 to 180 days respectively. These test results show that all of the unconfined compression strength, the splitting strength and the compression modulus of resilience increase with the degree of compaction and the curing time. Thereinto, the compression modulus of resilience does rapidly between 28 and 90 curing days, and the unconfined compression strength of the soil with 4% lime content does little after 28 curing days while the compression strengths and the splitting strengths of the other soils do quickly until 90 curing days. In addition, for a given degree of compaction, these strengths of the soils with the less lime content are potentially greater at the early curing time.


2012 ◽  
Vol 610-613 ◽  
pp. 2908-2911 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Jun Chai ◽  
Chun Feng He ◽  
Yan Sheng Gao

Tianluoshan relic sites is a typical earthen sites located at moisture circumstances. The potential application of silicone for strengthening Tianluoshan relic soils were evaluated by a series of unconfined compression tests. The main considered influence factors includue: curing condition, curing time, and variation of water content. The results show that the compressive strength of Tianluoshan relic soils solidified by silicon increase with curing time, and silicon can effectively improve the strength of Tianluoshan relic soils under constant temperature & moisture condition.


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