scholarly journals STABILISASI TANAH EKSPANSIF MENGGUNAKAN KAPUR DAN SPENT CATALYST UNTUK TANAH DASAR PERKERASAN

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-30
Author(s):  
Arifudin Nur ◽  
Suryo Hapsoro Tri Utomo ◽  
M. Zudhy Irawan

Abstract Expansive soils have high swelling and shrinkage potentials, which may cause damage to road structures. Therefore, stabilization is required. One method of stabilization is to use lime and spent catalysts with the aim of increasing carrying capacity and reducing swelling. Spent catalyst is a petroleum processing waste and classified as pozzolanic material. The addition of lime and spent catalysts can increase the CBR value and reduce swelling of soils. The results of this study indicate that the maximum increase in soaked CBR and unsoaked CBR values occurred in soil mixtures with optimum lime content and 12% spent catalyst with 7 days of curing. While the soil mixture with optimum lime content and 12% spent catalyst, with 7 days of curing, is the best mixture that produces soaked CBR value of 49.67%, swelling of 0.15%, and plasticity index value of 11.97%, so the soil meets the requirements to be used as pavement subgrade. Keywords: expansive soil, stabilization, road structure, subgrade, road pavement  Abstrak Tanah ekspansif memiliki potensi pengembangan dan penyusutan yang tinggi, sehingga dapat menyebabkan kerusakan struktur jalan. Oleh sebab itu, perlu dilakukan stabilisasi. Salah satu metode stabilisasi adalah menggunakan kapur dan spent catalyst dengan tujuan meningkatkan kapasitas dukung dan menurunkan swelling. Spent catalyst merupakan limbah pengolahan minyak bumi dan termasuk bahan pozzolan. Penam-bahan kapur dan spent catalyst mampu meningkatkan nilai CBR dan mereduksi swelling. Hasil studi ini menunjukkan bahwa peningkatan maksimum nilai CBR soaked maupun CBR unsoaked terjadi pada campuran tanah dengan kadar kapur optimum dan 12% spent catalyst dengan peraman 7 hari. Sedangkan campuran tanah dengan kadar kapur optimum dan 12% spent catalyst, dengan peraman 7 hari, merupakan campuran terbaik yang menghasilkan nilai CBR soaked sebesar 49,67%, swelling sebesar 0,15%, dan nilai indeks plastisitas sebesar 11,97%, sehingga tanah memenuhi syarat untuk digunakan sebagai tanah dasar perkerasan jalan. Kata-kata kunci: tanah ekspansif, stabilisasi, struktur jalan, tanah dasar, perkerasan jalan

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 13-20
Author(s):  
Jijo James ◽  
Priya Jothi ◽  
P. Karthika ◽  
S. Kokila ◽  
V. Vidyasagar

The investigation focussed on the possibility of replacing lime in soil stabilization using Egg Shell Ash (ESA), a waste derived from poultry industry. An expansive soil was characterized for its properties in the lab. The minimum lime content required for modification of soil properties was determined from the Eades and Grim pH test. This lime content came out to be 3%. The lime content was replaced using ESA in the proportions of 33%, 50%, 67% and 100%. Unconfined compression test specimens of dimension 38 mm x 76 mm were cast for different combinations and were cured for periods of 3, 7 and 28 days. Samples were also subjected to 1, 3 and 5 cycles of wetting and drying to understand its durability. After the designated curing periods and cycles of wetting and drying, they were strained axially till failure. Atterberg limits tests were done to determine the plasticity of the stabilized soil. The strength results indicated that ESA cannot be used under normal conditions as a replacement for lime, however, ESA replacement resulted in good durability of the specimens under conditions of wetting and drying. It was concluded that ESA replacement of lime can be adopted in conditions of wetting and drying.


Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 3058
Author(s):  
Julia Rosales ◽  
Francisco Agrela ◽  
José Ramón Marcobal ◽  
José Luis Diaz-López ◽  
Gloria M. Cuenca-Moyano ◽  
...  

Stabilization is a traditional strategy used to improve soils with the main objective of ensuring that this base is compliant with the technical specifications required for the subsequent development of different infrastructures. This study proposes the use of commercial nanomaterials, based on a solution of silicates, to improve the technical characteristics and bearing capacity of the expansive soil. A physical–chemical property study was carried out on the additive nanomaterial. Subsequently, different mixtures of expansive soil, selected soil and artificial gravel with quicklime and commercial nanomaterials were developed to evaluate the improvement obtained by the use of nanomaterials in the technical characteristics of the soil. Compressive strength and the Californian Bearing Ratio index were considerably increased. A full-scale study was carried out in which the nanomaterial product was applied to two different sections of stabilized road compared to a control section. The results obtained showed that the use of nanomaterial led to the possibility of reducing the control section by 30 cm, thus achieving less use of quicklime and a mechanical means for preparing the road section. The use of commercial nanomaterial improved the behavior of the stabilized sub-base layer. Through life cycle assessment, this study has shown that the use of nanomaterials reduces the environmental impact associated with soil stabilization.


2013 ◽  
Vol 405-408 ◽  
pp. 548-553
Author(s):  
Xin Zhong Wang ◽  
Rui Liu ◽  
Shu Jun Peng

The compaction characteristics of the lime-treated expansive soils from the planning airport in China's Ankang were studied through the heavy compaction tests. The results show that all these elements such as lime content, water content, soil height, wetting time have a certain effect on dry density. As the lime quality ratio increases, the optimum water content under heavy compacting standard of improved soils increases but the maximum dry density decreases. With the increase of lime content, the effect of water content on dry density decreases while the water content near to its optimum value. Soils with the lower height have higher dry density when compaction energy, lime content and water content unchanged. As the wetting time increases, the maximum dry density shows a decreasing tendency until after 48 h it remained stable. It indicates that with the same lime content the order of primary factors influence on dry density are water content, wetting time, soil height. Finally, the lime stabilizing principle to expansive soil is explained through by applying scanning electron microscope technique.


Soil is the foundation material which supports loads from an overlying structure; it mainly consists of minerals, organic matter, liquids etc. In India the soil most present is Clay, using which the construction of sub grade is deemed problematic. as Clayey soils are expansive soils. The problem of using clayey soil for civil engineering constructions has been observed since early ages.. On the basis of type of soil, soil stabilization is undertaken and is a major technology in construction engineering. Soil strengthening refers to the process of enhancing physical, chemical and mechanical properties of soil to maintain its stability. In this investigation, an attempt has been made to improve the engineering properties of locally available clayey soil near Mahabalipuram by making a composite mix with silica fume and wood ash with equal composition in various proportions. Addition of such materials will increase the physical as well as chemical properties of the soil. study, experimental investigations are carried out to study the beneficial effects of stabilizing Clay soil using silica fume and wood ash with 3%, 5% and 7%. The tests were conducted in order to evaluate the improvement in strength characteristics of the sub graded soil. The parameters tested included the Atterberg limits, Modified Proctor Density, California bearing ratio (CBR). Results showed that the geotechnical parameters of clay soil improved substantially by the addition of wood husk ash and silica fume


2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Niraj Singh Parihar ◽  
Rajesh Prasad Shukla ◽  
Ashok Kumar Gupta

AbstractThis Expansive soils are very problematic as they are prone to substantial settlements, heave, and possess low bearing capacity. These soils cover more than 20% of the land cover of India and cause obstructions in the development of road networks, railways, and various other construction activities. They make soil stabilization essential. An investigation was carried out to determine the effect of various proportions of randomly-oriented polyester fibers on the shear strength of expansive soil. The unconfined compressive strength of reinforced soil was determined by incorporating four fiber contents, i.e., 0.25%, 0.50%, 0.75%, and 1%, with varying aspect ratios. The effect of various aspect ratios of 20, 40, and 60 were studied in the present work. The stress-strain relationship for different aspect ratios and fiber contents is also presented in the study. The optimum quantity of fibers was found to be 0.75% of the total weight of the soil. A maximum enhancement in the strength of the soil was achieved with fibers with an aspect ratio of 40. The effect of the aspect ratio is significant with a fiber content of 0.50 to 0.75%. The peak strength of untreated soil is found at strain levels of 6-8%, whereas it increases to 10-12% in reinforced soil. A statistical analysis was also performed to develop a regression equation to predict the improvement in the strength of the medium plastic expansive soil used in the study.


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahendra Pratap Choudhary ◽  
H. D. Charan ◽  
Biswajit Acharya

Expansive soils have been a source of risk to human beings as they causes huge economic loss including damage to buildings, roads and other civil infrastructures because of their low compressive strength and excessive settlement characteristics. One of the available options is to replace such soils before starting any civil engineering construction but looking to huge costs involved in replacement; it is generally not practiced nowadays. Another viable alternative is to improve the engineering properties of such soils through stabilization. The conventional methods of stabilization make use of cement, lime, fly ash, rice husk ash, sawdust ash and other fibrous materials. Researchers are always finding alternative methods of soil stabilization making use of modern scientific techniques which are cost-effective as well as eco-friendly in nature. The present study focuses on producing biochar from agricultural crop residues and making use of it for stabilizing the expansive soils. India being an agricultural country produces a large volume of crop residues which creates an environmental problem in absence of proper management and disposal system. Indian farmers generally practice stubble burning in their fields which causes emission of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and at the same time damage to the soil biota. A simple indigenous method of producing biochar has been developed wherein the crop residues are converted into biochar which is further applied to expansive soils as a stabilizing agent to improve the physical, chemical and engineering properties. In India, not much work has been carried out hitherto on biochar application to soils. The process of making biochar and the effects of utilizing biochar on the properties of expansive soil have been presented in this paper, which will prove useful for the Indian context where large quantities of agricultural wastes are produced that create environmental air pollution when burnt openly in fields.


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Celia Nindy Carisa ◽  
Mokhammad Farid Ma'ruf ◽  
Paksitya Purnama Putra

Expansive soils can cause problems in construction due to changing volume changes. The area that is suspected to have an expansive soil type is Glagah Agung village, Purwoharjo District, Banyuwangi. Every season change, the construction of the building is always damaged, especially on the structure of the building. In the rainy season, the land will expand and cause the building to rise, while at the dry season the land will shrink and there is a decline in buildings. In the face of these problems, it is necessary to do special treatment to improve the nature of the expansive soil. One is chemical stabilization, adding chemicals to improve soil properties and reduce their development potential. In this study, the stabilizers used are Ca (OH) 2 lime with a percentage of 4%, 6%, 8%, 10%, 12% with curing time for one day. The results of soil become less plastic with an increase of lime content. The decrease of plasticity index is supported by grain test which is the decrease of clay fraction grain on soil mixed with lime according to the USCS method and AASHTO method. There was a decrease in the percent of original primary soil development which was initially 11.9% decreased to 2.181% 4% lime content, and 0% at 6% to 12%. Tanah ekspansif dapat menimbulkan masalah dalam konstruksi akibat perubahan volume yang berubahubah. Daerah yang diduga memiliki jenis tanah ekspansif adalah Desa Glagah agung Kecamatan Purwoharjo, Kabupaten Banyuwangi. Setiap pergantian musim, konstruksi bangunan selalu mengalami kerusakan terutama pada struktur dari bangunan. Pada musim penghujan tanah akan mengembang dan mengakibatkan bangunan terangkat, sedangkan pada saat kemarau tanah akan menyusut dan terjadi penurunan bangunan. Dalam menghadapi permasalahan yang terjadi maka perlu dilakukan treatment khusus untuk memperbaiki sifat tanah ekspansif. Salah satunya adalah stabilisasi kimiawi, dengan menambahkan bahan kimia untuk memperbaiki sifat tanah dan mereduksi potensi pengembangannya. pada peneliatian ini, stabilitator yang digunakan adalah kapur Ca(OH)2 dengan prosentase 4%,6%,8%,10%,12% dengan waktu peram (curing) selama 24 jam. Didapatkan hasil tanah menjadi tidak plastis seiring dengan bertambahnya kadar kapur. Penurunan indeks plastisitas didukung dengan pengujian gradasi butiran yaitu berkurangnya butiran fraksi lempung pada tanah yang dicampur dengan kapur menurut metode USCS dan metode AASHTO. Terjadi penurunan persen pengembangan primer tanah asli yang mulanya sebesar 11,9% berkurang menjadi 2,181% kadar kapur 4%, dan 0% pada kadar 6% hingga 12%.


2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 9198-9202 ◽  

In this study the investigational results obtained in the laboratory on expansive soils treated with low-cost materials i.e, lime and press mud are used. It is conducted to check the signs of progress in the properties of expansive soil with Press Mud and lime in varying percentages. The test results such as the Unconfined compression test, liquid limit, plastic limit, shrinkage limit, hydrometer analysis and pH obtained on expansive clays mixed with different proportions of lime and press mud are presented and discussed in this work. From the demonstrated result the addition of Press mud with lime in soil stabilization improves the Unconfined Compressive strength of the soil when compared to lime stabilization alone. The index properties of the soil have also been marginally improved due to the addition of Press mud as an admixture.


Clayey soil is one of the problematical soil around the world which causes distress to the construction that is built over clayey soil. Construction on expansive soil for geotechnical application causes major problems due to its poor shear strength characteristics apart from this continuous variation in volume change. soil stabilization is the process for modifying the engineering properties of soil. It is one of the most standard techniques used for the improvement of poor soil and also to make cost-effective way by making the best use of the locally existing material. For quite a while, cement is the well-known binder in soil stabilization, but it emits a large amount of CO2 , and energy depletion has started using some other materials or by-products to exchange cement for soil stabilization in full or in part. The growing volume of greenhouse gasses such as CO2 has also started explore into finding soil stabilization ecologically friendly resources. Dunite’s have a high amount of MgO, Al2O3 , SiO2 , and Fe2O3 could categorize this mineral as a soil stabilizing pozzolanic material. In present work experiment were conducted by addition of clayey soil with various percentage of Dunite powder (5%,10%,15%,20%) is added with the dry weight of soil. The unconfined compressive strength and California bearing ratio value is increased with the addition of Dunite power. The UCS value is increased from 198.88kPa to 247.29kPa over untreated soil as well as CBR value also increases from 4.61% for unstabilized soil to 8.86% for stabilized soil


2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Bhanu Prakash Darsi ◽  
Kumar Molugaram ◽  
Saisantosh Vamshi Harsha Madiraju

The rapid growth of population and fast urbanization has resulted in the reduction of the good quality of available land. Black cotton (BC) soil is one of such problematic soils, though they are very fertile soils, they are not suitable for the foundation of roads and buildings. They are expansive clays with a high potential for shrinking or swelling as a result of changing moisture content. Due to the intensive shrink-swell process, surface cracks appear during dry seasons. A small amount of rainfall, such as 6mm can make these soils impassable for all traffic. About 23% of the area in India is covered by BC soil. To utilize expansive soils effectively, proper ground improvement techniques are to be adopted. One of the most widely used techniques is to stabilize the expansive soil with conventional admixtures like lime, GGBS, cement, and fly ash. In the present study, an attempt is made to modify the engineering properties of black cotton soil. This research work presents the improvement of engineering characteristics of expansive soils using Lime and GGBS as an additive. For experimental work, Lime of 2%, 4%, and 6% used and corresponding 5%, and 10% of GGBS is used. Tests like the California Bearing Ratio (CBR) test, Unconfined Compression Strength (UCS) test, proctor test, Atterberg’s limits performed. After stabilization, it was found that UCS and CBR of soil increased significantly.


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