scholarly journals Geotechnical Evaluation of Clayey Soil Contaminated with Industrial Wastewater

2017 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. O. Karkush ◽  
T. A. A. Al-Taher
Keyword(s):  
Moisture Content ◽  
Industrial Wastewater ◽  
Clayey Soil ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Geotechnical Properties ◽  
Oil Refinery ◽  
Unit Weight ◽  
Initial Void Ratio ◽  
Field Unit ◽  
Contaminated Area

Abstract The impacts of industrial wastewater contamination on the geotechnical properties of clayey soil have been studied in the research presented in this paper. The contaminant in question is industrial wastewater released from Thi-Qar oil refinery as a by-product of production, and the soil samples obtained from Thi-Qar oil refinery plant in Al-Nassyriah (a city located in the south of Iraq). The geotechnical properties of contaminated soil samples were compared with those of intact soil to measure the effects of such a contaminant. The soil samples were obtained from three locations in the study area; representing the highly contaminated area, the slightly contaminated area, and the intact area used as a reference for comparison of test results. The results of the tests showed that the contaminant causes an increase of natural moisture content, field unit weight, Atterberg’s limits, and maximum dry unit weight, as well as an increase of the compression index and the coefficient of vertical consolidation. Also, the contaminant causes a decrease in specific gravity, the optimum moisture content initial void ratio, the swelling index, the coefficient of permeability, and cohesion between soil particles.

scholarly journals Influence of Kawergosk Refinery Waste Oil on Geotechnical Properties of Contaminated Clayey Soil

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-73
Author(s):  
Ferzand K. Medhat ◽  
Mehmet Carpuzcu ◽  
Ali Firat Cabalar ◽  
Ahmed Al-Obaidi
Keyword(s):  
Clayey Soil ◽  
Considerable Effect ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Geotechnical Properties ◽  
Dry Density ◽  
Clayey Soils ◽  
Waste Oil ◽  
Refinery Waste ◽  
Test Parameters ◽  
Laboratory Test Results

This study presents the effect of Kawergosk refinery waste oil on the geotechnical properties of Erbil clayey soils. A comparison of laboratory test results on uncontaminated clayey soils has been presented and examined. Refinery waste oil of Kawergosk (20 km west of Erbil city) was chosen as the contaminant. A disturbed soil samples were collected from the site which are remolded in the laboratory before each test to represent the field dry density (1.4 gm/cm3, 5.6% water content). Laboratory investigations were carried out on soil samples with 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20% of the waste oil, the results showed a considerable effect on the chemical soil characteristics, while a slight increase of the values of Atterberg limits was observed. A considerable effect on the values of one-dimensional consolidation test parameters has also been observed; the same observation has been seen for the values of direct shear test parameters. A reduction on the values of conductivity coefficient, K has been noticed with increase of contaminated percentage.

scholarly journals Using Steel Slag for Stabilizing Clayey Soil in Sulaimani City-Iraq

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (7) ◽  
pp. 145-157
Author(s):  
Zozk Kawa Abdalqadir ◽  
Nihad Bahaaldeen Salih ◽  
Soran Jabbar Hama Salih
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Moisture Content ◽  
Unconfined Compressive Strength ◽  
Clayey Soil ◽  
Steel Slag ◽  
Swelling Pressure ◽  
Geotechnical Properties ◽  
California Bearing Ratio ◽  
Engineering Properties ◽  
Clayey Soils

The clayey soils have the capability to swell and shrink with the variation in moisture content. Soil stabilization is a well-known technique, which is implemented to improve the geotechnical properties of soils. The massive quantities of waste materials are resulting from modern industry methods create disposal hazards in addition to environmental problems. The steel industry has a waste that can be used with low strength and weak engineering properties soils. This study is carried out to evaluate the effect of steel slag (SS) as a by-product of the geotechnical properties of clayey soil. A series of laboratory tests were conducted on natural and stabilized soils. SS was added by 0, 2.5, 5, 10, 15, and 20% to the soil. The conducted tests are consistency limits, specific gravity, hydrometer analysis, modified Proctor compaction, swelling pressure, swelling percent, unconfined compressive strength, and California Bearing Ratio (Soaked CBR). The results showed that the values of liquid limit, plasticity index, optimum moisture content, swelling pressure, and swelling percent were decreased when stabilized the soil. However, the values of maximum dry density, unconfined compressive strength, and California bearing ratio were increased with the addition of steel slag with various percentages to the clayey soil samples. The steel slag was found to be successfully improving the geotechnical properties of clayey soils.

Shrinkage of Soil Samples with Varying Clay Concentration

1965 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
E De Jong ◽  
B P Warkentin
Keyword(s):  
Moisture Content ◽  
Clay Content ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Glass Beads ◽  
Unit Weight ◽  
Parallel Orientation ◽  
Total Shrinkage ◽  
Clay Concentration ◽  
Leda Clay

The influence of texture on shrinkage was studied for samples prepared in the laboratory to have varying proportions of Leda clay and glass beads. Total shrinkage and moisture content at the shrinkage limit increased linearly with the percentage of clay as long as the clay formed a continuous matrix. At lower clay concentrations shrinkage decreased rapidly. Total shrinkage per unit weight of clay in the mixtures increased with decreasing clay content, because the clay in parallel orientation around glass beads had a higher moisture content than the remainder of the clay.

scholarly journals Characterization and Classification of Geotechnical Index Properties of Shallow Soil Deposits at Oworoshoki Area, Kosofe Local Government, Lagos, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
I.T. Peni ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Specific Gravity ◽  
Moisture Content ◽  
Particle Size Distribution ◽  
Laboratory Test ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Unit Weight ◽  
Index Properties ◽  
Plastic Limit ◽  
Natural Moisture Content

The study of geotechnical index properties of soils in Oworoshoki, Kosofe, Lagos State was conducted to characterize and classify the index properties of soil samples. Disturbed and undisturbed soils were collected at different shallow depths (1m, 2m and 3m) from the study area and laboratory test was conducted. The laboratory test conducted includes natural moisture content, atterberg limits (liquid limit and plastic limit), particle size distribution, specific gravity, unit weight and hydrometer. The results of the test were gotten: natural moisture content as 23.5%, 24.5% and 25.3% , liquid limits (LL) 28.68%, 26.64% and 29.10%, Oworoshoki is non-plastic for the three depths i.e. plastic limit (PL) is 0, particle size distribution percentage passing through BS #200 (0.075mm) are 95.97 %, 97.97%, 98.10% and this shows that the soil sample contain much silt, the samples are non-plastic for all depths (1m, 2m and 3m), specific gravity as 2.61, 2.55 and 2.60, unit weight as 17.5 KN/m3, 18.1kn/m3 and 18.9KN/m3 and hydrometer percentage passing through BS #200 (0.075mm) as 95.97% at 1.0m depth, 97.97% at 2.0m depth and 98.10% at 3.0m depth. Hydrometer test was conducted because 95.97% passes sieve 0.075mm.This shows that the soil contain high amount of silt. Soils from depth 1.0m, 2.0m and 3.0m are non-plastic (NP) because the Plastic Index (PI=0) and the soil samples are classified as A – 3 according to American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) System.

scholarly journals Impacts of Soil Contamination on the Response of Piles Foundation under a Combination of Loading

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 917-922 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. O. Karkush
Keyword(s):  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Industrial Wastewater ◽  
Clayey Soil ◽  
Lateral Displacement ◽  
Axial Loading ◽  
Vertical Displacement ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Laboratory Model ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Thermal Electric Power Plant

The behavior of single piles driven into contaminated clayey soil samples subjected to a combination of static axial and cyclic lateral loadings have been studied in this research. A laboratory model was manufactured especially for studying such behavior. A solid circular cross sectional area pile of diameter 19 mm and made from aluminum, the pile was embedded into the soil with an eccentricity to embedded length (e/L) ratio of 0.334. The intact soil samples and industrial wastewater were obtained from the center of Iraq. The industrial wastewater is a byproduct disposed from Musayib thermal electric power plant. The intact clayey soil samples were synthetically contaminated with four percentages of 10, 20, 40 and 100% from the weight of water used in the soaking process which continued for a period of 30 days. The different percentages of contaminant concentrations have significant effects on the lateral load-displacement relation of the piles subjected to a combination of axial and lateral loadings. The vertical displacement under the same vertical load increased by 5–95%, the axial strength of piles decreased by 10–34% and the lateral-bearing capacity of the piles decreased by 10–34% with increasing the percentage of contamination from 10 to 100%. The ratio of permanent lateral displacement to the total lateral displacement was increased by 23–27% when the concentration of contaminant increased by 10-100%. Generally, the application of axial loading increases the lateral-bearing capacity of piles, and reduces the total lateral displacement.

scholarly journals Ultimate Lateral Load Capacity of Piles in Soils Contaminated with Industrial Wastewater

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 509 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahdi O Karkush ◽  
Mahmoud S Abdul Kareem ◽  
Mustafa M Jasim
Keyword(s):  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Industrial Wastewater ◽  
Clayey Soil ◽  
Load Capacity ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Single Pile ◽  
Clayey Soils ◽  
Cyclical Loading ◽  
Group 2 ◽  
Heavy Loads

The present study devoted to determine the ultimate lateral carrying capacity of piles foundation in contaminated clayey soils and subjected to lateral cyclical loading. Two methods have been used to calculate the lateral carrying capacity of piles foundation; the first one is two-line slopes intersection method (TLSI) and the second method is a modified model of soil degradation. The model proposed by Heerama and then developed by Smith has been modified to take into consideration the effects of heavy loads and soil contamination. The ultimate lateral carrying capacity of single pile and piles group (2×2) driven into samples of contaminated clayey soils have been calculated by using the two methods. Clayey soil samples are contaminated with four percentages of industrial wastewater (10, 20, 40 and 100) % of the distilled water used in the soaking process, the soaking procedure of soil samples have been proceeded for 30 days. Also, two ratios of eccentricity to embedded length (e/L = 0.25 and 0.5) have been examined. The results obtained from two analytical methods are well agreed with those obtained experimentally. The ultimate lateral carrying capacity, Pu (analytical) /Pu (experimentally) ranged from (75-8) % and (77-80) % of single pile with e/L = 0.25 and 0.5 respectively. In the piles group the ratio ranged (67-80) % and (71-79) % for e/L = 0.25 and 0.5 respectively.

scholarly journals Investigation of geotechnical properties of soil samples in Isu-Njaba Imo State

2021 ◽  
Vol 1036 (1) ◽  
pp. 012035
Author(s):  
A C Ekeleme ◽  
O H Ibearugbulem ◽  
E I Ugwu ◽  
C E Njoku ◽  
E C Amanamba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Samples ◽  
Geotechnical Properties ◽  
Imo State ◽  
Properties Of Soil

scholarly journals Factorial design study of total petroleum contaminated soil treatment using land farming technique

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ehizonomhen S. Okonofua ◽  
Kayode H. Lasisi ◽  
Eguakhide Atikpo
Keyword(s):  
Moisture Content ◽  
Factorial Design ◽  
Contaminated Soil ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Optimization Techniques ◽  
Cow Dung ◽  
Optimum Point ◽  
Input Parameters ◽  
Substrate Moisture ◽  
Land Farming

AbstractLand farming technique was used to treat hydrocarbon contaminated soil collected from a crude oil spill sites in Edo State, Nigeria. Calibrated standard auger was used to collect soil samples from the site at depth below 30 cm. The samples were characterized and classified. Cow dung and NPK fertilizer were added as additives to complement the nutriments of the soil samples before total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) quantification and remediation procedures. Factorial design was applied to vary the input parameters such as pH, mass of substrate, moisture content and turning times of land farming so to ascertain the optimal conditions for the procedure. The result revealed that the in-situ TPH value was 5000 mg kg− 1 on the average and after 90 d of treatment, TPH reduced to 646 mg kg− 1. The turning rate, pH, moisture content and mass of substrate hade 83, 4.36, 0.48 and 0.046% contribution, respectively, for the degradation process using land farming treatment. Numerical optimization techniques applied in the optimum point for land farming input parameters to achieve predicted maximum removal of 99% were evaluated as pH, mass of substrate, moisture content and turning rate to be 6.01, 1 kg, 10% and 5 times in a week, respectively. TPH removed at this optimum point was 98% reducing from 5000 to 636 mg kg− 1. The high coefficient of determination (r2 = 0.9865) as observed in the closeness of predicted and experimental values reflects the reliability of the model and hence, land farming practice with close attention on turning rate as revealed by this study, is recommended for TPH contaminated soil remediation.

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