Influence of Acetic Acid on Gypseous Soil

2020 ◽  
Vol 1002 ◽  
pp. 511-519
Author(s):  
Lamyaa Najah Snodi ◽  
Israa Saleh Hussein
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Soil Mass ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Shear Strength Parameters ◽  
Steel Cylinder ◽  
Soaking Time ◽  
Gypsum Content ◽  
Thick Steel ◽  
Laboratory Models ◽  
Gypseous Soil

Gypseous soil disturbed in many regions in the world. Existence of this soil with high gypsum content caused many damages to the buildings and structures that built on it due to dissolve and leaching of the gypsum slates by the flow of water through the soil mass. Therefore, it is necessary to study the properties of such soil. The dissolve of gypsum depends on many factors such as (gypsum content, temperature and other factors). Another important factor which is the acidity of the dissolution liquid must be considered. This study observes the influence of Acetic acid (CH3COOH) on the gypseous soil. Laboratory models includes (270 mm diameter) and (500 mm height) thick steel cylinder container and 17.1 kN/m3 density gypseous soil compacted in three layers, with gypsum content about 58% . The relation between the soaking time and the shear strength parameters was investigated. Also, plastic square container dimensions (250 mm x 250 mm x 300mm) used with same conditions to observed the deformation of the soil. The aim of this study is to simulate the infiltration of Acid in Gypseous soil. Test results show that increase cohesion of soil for diluted acid while decrease cohesion values for concentrated acid. Angle of friction for soil was increase for diluted and concentrated acid.

scholarly journals Effect of Pile Spacing on Group Efficiency in Gypseous Soil

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bilal Jabbar Noman ◽  
Safaa H. Abd-Awn ◽  
Hassan O. Abbas
Keyword(s):  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Load Condition ◽  
Soil Mass ◽  
Deep Foundation ◽  
Collapsible Soil ◽  
Floating Pile ◽  
Group Efficiency ◽  
Gypsum Content ◽  
Group Pile ◽  
Gypseous Soil

As a matter of fact, the gypseous soil is usually considered as collapsible soil, such type of soil illustrates high resistance to settlement and high bearing capacity when it is dry, but it loses these characteristics when it is inundated and collapses excessively because of the sudden decrease in the volume of the surrounding soil mass. It is founded in the arid and semi-arid regions of the world in Asia, South Asia (Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Yemen, and Iran), North Africa, North America, moreover, it covers more than (31%) of the surface area in Iraq. Gypseous soil is one of the most difficult problems facing the process of building any project because of the difficulty of preventing leakage of water to the soil in practice. Deep foundation (piles) are one of the most common types used in collapsible soils which penetrating problematic soil layers and reaching more hard ones (end bearing piles) or transfers loads depending on skin friction (floating pile). The current work is directed to study the behavior of single and group driven pile of square pattern (4 piles) in case of floating pile (friction pile) with different spacing (2D, 4D, 6D) and length to diameter (L/D) ratio of (20) in this special medium dense soil (gypsum content 30% and 61%) under axial load condition. The investigation was carried out to measure the soil collapse before and after inundation. The results showed that the group efficiency for spacing 2D is less than one while for spacing 4D and 6D are more than that value. In addition, the spacing 4D was more efficient to carry 4 group pile in both dry and soaked cases, in addition, the result showed a high reduction in the bearing capacity at inundation state of group pile of (82% in gypsum content 30%) and ( 87% in gypsum content 61%) with respect to dry state.

scholarly journals Geotechnical characteristics of some Iraqi gypseous soils

2018 ◽  
Vol 162 ◽  
pp. 01005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Schanz ◽  
Hussein H. Karim
Keyword(s):  
Stress Level ◽  
Friction Angle ◽  
Liquid Limit ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Collapse Potential ◽  
Northern Iraq ◽  
Geotechnical Characteristics ◽  
Gypsum Content ◽  
Gypseous Soil

In Iraq, especially in the last three decades, extensive developments have been evidenced in the regions of gypseous soils due to the need of construction of many numbers of strategic projects. Failure of different structures constructed on gypseous soil in various regions in Iraq have been noticed. For this purpose, three areas in northern Iraq were selected (Samarra, Tikrit and Baiji) to study their geotechnical characteristics due to their high gypsum contents as well as many engineering problems are faced due to dissolution of gypsum. The experimental work involves testing of many properties such as: scanning electron microscopy (SEM), XRD, chemical, physical, compressibility, collapsibility, shear strength and suction. At low stress level, the test results revealed that, higher collapse potential (CP) is recorded for Tikrit soil. While at low stress level, higher CP is obtained for Baiji soil indicating the increase in CP with decreasing gypsum content. Furthermore, the CP significantly increases with increasing stress level and soaking period at a particular stress level. According to severity classification of the collapse potential, Baiji soil is considered as moderate trouble to slight, while Tikrit soil is considered as trouble to moderate. After soaking, both soils become trouble. As well as, the results showed a reduction in Tikrit soil shear parameters ( φ and c ) after soaking period of 6 and 24 hrs as 12.2 to 9.2% in the internal friction angle and 91.5 to 94.2% in cohesion, respectively with respect to dry condition. Maximum total suction is measured for low consistency soils (liquid limit < 30%) represented by Tikrit soil.

scholarly journals Improving Gypseous Soil Properties by Using Non-Traditional Additives

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 207-213
Author(s):  
Dhay Waddy Mohammed ◽  
Balqeea A. Ahmed ◽  
Maysam Th. AL-Hadidi
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Work ◽  
Soil Mass ◽  
Polymer Materials ◽  
Engineering Properties ◽  
Untreated Soil ◽  
Gypsum Content ◽  
The World ◽  
Noticeable Improvement ◽  
Flow Through ◽  
Gypseous Soil

Gypseous soils are common in several regions in the world including Iraq, where more than 28.6% of its surface is covered with this type of soil. This soil, with high gypsum content, causes different problems for construction and strategic projects. As a result of water flow through the soil mass, the permeability and chemical arrangement of these soils varies with time due to the solubility and leaching of gypsum. In this study, the soil of 36% gypsum content, was taken from one location about 100 km southwest of Baghdad, where the samples were taken from depths (0.5 - 1) m below the natural ground and mixed with (3%, 6%, 9%) of Copolymer and Novolac polymer to improve the engineering properties that include: collapsibility, permeability and compaction parameter. Results of experimental work showed noticeable improvement of collapsibility and permeability for the soil treated with polymer materials compared to untreated soil. Adding 3% of polymer (copolymer and novolac polymer) materials gave the best improvement in collapsibility which reached to (44.5 and 46%), respectively, in 3 hours. The improvement in permeability reached to 98.6% copolymer and 86.2% novolac polymer in 1 day.

scholarly journals Mechanical Properties and Micro Mechanism of Nano-Clay-Modified Soil Cement Reinforced by Recycled Sand

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 7758
Author(s):  
Biao Qian ◽  
Wenjie Yu ◽  
Beifeng Lv ◽  
Haibo Kang ◽  
Longxin Shu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shear Strength ◽  
Void Ratio ◽  
Soil Mass ◽  
Direct Shear ◽  
Test Results ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Direct Shear Tests ◽  
Soil Cement ◽  
Nano Clay ◽  
New Material

To observe the effect of recycled sand and nano-clay on the improvement of the early strength of soil-cement (7d), 0%, 10%, 15% and 20% recycled sand were added. While maintaining a fixed moisture content of 30%, the ratios of each material are specified in terms of soil mass percentage. The shear strength of CSR (recycled sand blended soil-cement) was investigated by direct shear test and four groups of specimens (CSR-1, CSR-2, CSR-3 and CSR-4) were obtained. In addition, 8% nano-clay was added to four CSR groups to obtain the four groups of CSRN-1, CSRN-2, CSRN-3 and CSRN-4 (soil-cement mixed with recycled sand and nano-clay), which were also subjected to direct shear tests. A detailed analysis of the modification mechanism of soil-cement by recycled sand and nano-clay was carried out in combination with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and IPP (ImagePro-Plus) software. The test results showed that: (1) CSR-3 has the highest shear strength due to the “concrete-like” effect of the incorporation of recycled sand. With the addition of 8% nano-clay, the overall shear strength of the cement was improved, with CSRN-2 having the best shear strength, thanks to the filling effect of the nano-clay and its high volcanic ash content. (2) When recycled sand and nano-clay were added to soil-cement, the improvement in shear strength was manifested in a more reasonable macroscopic internal structure distribution of soil-cement. (3) SEM test results showed that the shear strength was negatively correlated with the void ratio of its microstructure. The smaller the void ratio, the greater the shear strength. This shows that the use of reclaimed sand can improve the sustainable development of the environment, and at the same time, the new material of nano-clay has potential application value.

Durability of Red Mud Based Geopolymer Paste in Acid Solutions

2016 ◽  
Vol 866 ◽  
pp. 99-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Smita Singh ◽  
M.U. Aswath ◽  
R.V. Ranganath
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Fly Ash ◽  
Red Mud ◽  
Acetic Acid Solution ◽  
Strength Loss ◽  
Acid Solutions ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Acid Attack ◽  
Geopolymer Paste

The present investigation is on the effect of red mud on the mechanical properties and durability of the geopolymer paste in sulphuric and acetic acid solution. Red mud and fly ash were used to form the geopolymer paste along with the alkalies. The variation of red mud in the paste composition was from 0% to 90%. Cylindrical shaped specimens of 1 inch diameter and 1 inch height were prepared. The specimens were immersed in 5% sulphuric acid and 5% acetic acid for 1, 7, 14, 28, 56 and 84 days and tested for weight loss, visual deformation, strength loss and colour of the solvent, based on the procedure specified by ASTM C 267 – 01. SEM/EDX Tests were performed on the geopolymer specimens. Test results show that initially, the strength of the geopolymer increased upon the addition of red mud. The strength was maximum when the percentage of red mud was 30%. The maximum strength obtained was 38 MPa for the paste containing 30% red mud using 10M alkali solution as against 31.69 MPa, when only fly ash was used. Geopolymer paste containing 30% and 50% red mud showed better resistance to acid attack. The strength loss was minimum for the samples containing 30% red mud in both inorganic and organic acid i.e. sulphuric and acetic acid.

The use of catalyst to enhance the wet oxidation process

2007 ◽  
Vol 55 (12) ◽  
pp. 189-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Maugans ◽  
B. Kumfer
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Catalytic Activity ◽  
Acrylic Acid ◽  
Oxidation Process ◽  
Wet Oxidation ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Pure Compound ◽  
Spent Caustic

Wet oxidation tests were performed on two pure compound streams: acetic acid and ammonia; and on two wastewater streams: acrylic acid wastewater and sulphide laden spent caustic. Test results showed that Mn/Ce and Pt/TiO2 were effective catalysts that greatly enhanced acetic acid, ammonia and acrylic acid wastewater destruction. However, the Mn/Ce catalyst performance appears to be inhibited by concentrated salts dissolved in solution. This could limit the applicability of this catalyst for the treatment of brackish wastewaters. Zr, Ce and Ce nanoparticles were also shown to exhibit some catalytic activity, however not to the extent of the Mn/Ce and the Pt/TiO2.

scholarly journals Experimental Pullout Capacity of Screw Piles in Dry Gypseous Soil

2021 ◽  
Vol 318 ◽  
pp. 01002
Author(s):  
Mahdi O. Karkush ◽  
Omar J. Mukhlef
Keyword(s):  
Relative Density ◽  
Offshore Structures ◽  
Pullout Capacity ◽  
Single Screw ◽  
Gypsum Content ◽  
Pullout Testing ◽  
D 20 ◽  
Pile Model ◽  
Supporting Structures ◽  
Gypseous Soil

Screw piles are widely used in supporting structures subjected to pullout forces, such as power towers and offshore structures, and this research investigates their performance in gypseous soil of medium relative density. The bearing capacity and displacement of a single screw pile model inserted in gypseous soil with various diameters (D = 20, 30, and 40) mm are examined in this study. The soil used in the testing had a gypsum content of 40% and the bedding soil had a relative density of 40%. To simulate the pullout testing in the lab, a physical model was manufactured with specific dimensions. Three steel screw piles with helix diameters of 20, 30, and 40 mm are used, with a total length of 500 mm. The helix is continuous over the pile's embedded depth of 400 mm. The results of tests revealed that decreasing the length to diameter (H/D) ratio resulted in a higher pullout capacity of screw piles and a lower corresponding displacement.

scholarly journals Bakteri Endofit Tanaman Jeruk Nipis (Citrus aurantifolia) Penghasil Asam Indol Asetat (AIA)

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-191
Author(s):  
Oktira Roka Aji ◽  
Iva Dita Lestari
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Endophytic Bacteria ◽  
Indole Acetic Acid ◽  
Biochemical Analysis ◽  
Crop Productivity ◽  
Bacterial Identification ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Bacterial Isolates ◽  
Characteristic Analysis ◽  
Citrus Aurantifolia

AbstrakBakteri endofit hidup dalam suatu tanaman tanpa menyebabkan gangguan bagi tanaman yang berperan penting dalam menstimulasi pertumbuhan tanaman, yaitu dengan memproduksi fitohormon seperti asam absisat, asam indol asetat, dan sitokinin. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengisolasi, menyeleksi, dan mengidentifikasi bakteri endofit yang terdapat pada daun, batang, dan akar tanaman jeruk nipis (Citrus aurantifolia). Isolat bakteri endofit diseleksi berdasarkan kemampuannya dalam menghasilkan asam indol asetat (AIA). Isolat bakteri endofit ditumbuhkan pada media nutrient broth (NB) yang ditambah dengan L-triptofan. Konsentrasi AIA dihitung dengan penambahan reagen salkowski dan diukur menggunakan spektrofotometer pada panjang gelombang 530 nm. Identifikasi bakteri endofit dilakukan dengan analisis uji biokimia. Isolat bakteri endofit yang berhasil diisolasi sebanyak 12 isolat, yaitu 4 isolat dari daun, 4 isolat dari batang, dan 4 isolat dari akar. Hasil pengamatan pada uji AIA menunjukkan bahwa semua isolat bakteri endofit dapat menghasilkan hormon AIA. Isolat yang menghasilkan konsentrasi hormon AIA tertinggi adalah isolat B2 (6,51 ppm). Isolat bakteri yang berhasil diidentifikasi berasal dari genus Enterobacter, Bacillus, Pseudomonas, dan Staphylococcus. Bakteri endofit yang dapat menghasilkan AIA berpotensi dikembangkan sebagai biofertilizer untuk meningkatkan produktivitas tanaman. Abstract Endophytic bacteria live inside plants without causing disruption to plants and play an important role in stimulating plant growth. This study aims to isolate endophytic bacteria from lime plant (Citrus aurantifolia) and characterize its ability to produce indole acetic acid (IAA). Bacterial isolates were grown on media supplemented with L-tryptophan as IAA precursor. The bacterial supernatant was mixed with salkowski reagents and then measured using a spectrophotometer at 530 nm. Bacterial identification was carried out using biochemical characteristic analysis. A total of 12 endophytic bacterial isolates were successfully isolated from leaves, stem and roots of plants. Quantitative test results showed that all isolates can produce IAA. The highest concentration of IAA was produced by B2 (6.51 ppm). Biochemical analysis indicated that the isolates were from the genus Enterobacter, Bacillus, Pseudomonas and Staphylococcus. Endhophytic bacteria that can produce IAA have the potential to be developed as biofertilizers to increase crop productivity.

scholarly journals PEMANFAATAN KITOSAN DARI CANGKANG RAJUNGAN (Portonus sanginolentus L.) SEBAGAI PENGAWET IKAN KEMBUNG (Rastrelliger sp) DAN IKAN LELE (Clarias Batrachus)

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 18-24
Author(s):  
Rika Silvia ◽  
Sari Wahyu Waryani ◽  
Farida Hanum
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Moisture Content ◽  
Shelf Life ◽  
Microbial Activity ◽  
Storage Time ◽  
Chitosan Solution ◽  
Ash Content ◽  
Clarias Batrachus ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Chitin And Chitosan

The use of appropriate anti-microbial compounds can extend the shelf life of a product as well as ensure the safety of the product. That requires a material that is naturally anti-microbial so as not harmful to health. The use of chitosan to inhibit microbial activity on mackerel (Rastrelliger sp) and catfish (Clarias batrachus) to test it's effectiveness. In this research chitosan that used as an anti-microbial extracted from the shells of crabs (Portunus sanginolentus L.). Chitin and chitosan that were successfully extracted were characterized it's results includes moisture content testing, ash content, and degrees of deacetylation. Characterized chitosan, were used as an anti-microbial mackerel (Rastrelliger sp) and catfish (Clarias batrachus). Chitosan was dissolved in 1% acetic acid with varying concentrations of chitosan as 1%, 1.5%, 2%, and 2.5%. The storage time of fish: 0 hours, 10 hours, 15 hours, 20 hours, and 25 hours. The results of research chitosan form as granules / powder, 5% moisture content, ash content  2% and the degree of deacetylation which amounted to 61,08%. Chitosan solution test results on fish showed that fish preservation by soaking with chitosan addition of 1.5% was the best variable and could extend the shelf life of fish  more than 5 hours while fish preservation by spraying gave the best variable with addition of chitosan 2.5% and could extend the shelf life of fish less than 5 hours.

scholarly journals Dynamic Response of Single Pile Subjected to Different Frequencies in Gypseous Soil

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 50-57
Author(s):  
Noor D. Abd ◽  
Safa H. AbidAwn
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Dynamic Response ◽  
Slenderness Ratio ◽  
Vibration Source ◽  
Single Pile ◽  
Collapsible Soil ◽  
Dynamic Movement ◽  
Steel Container ◽  
Gypsum Content ◽  
Gypseous Soil

This paper exhibits an experimental study on dynamic response of a single pile under dynamic load which comes from motor placed on cap pile called a vibration source. This study used the effect of the dynamic movement of vibration on one pile, collapsible soil (gypseous soil) used in this study with 30% gypsum content. The experiment is performed in a dry and soak state. A solid steel pile with a slenderness ratio of 27 was inserted into the soil after preparing it in layers in a steel container (30 * 30 * 60) cm. The test was performed under a dynamic response to the different frequencies 10, 15, 20, and 25 Hz. The results showed that the speed, acceleration and displacement increase with increasing frequency of the vibration source in addition to that the values of speed, acceleration and displacement amplitude are less in the case of soaking compared to their values in the dry state.

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