Introduction every structure must rest upon soil or be made of soil. Effect of groundnut shell ash on soil stabilization projectclue. Lateritic soil form a group comprising a wide variety of yellow, brown, red, fine grained residual soil of light texture. The process of improving the strength and durability of soil is known as soil stabilization. Jun 01, 2020 lateritic soil as a locally available material looks promising as a better alternative to conventional building materials except for a few problems. Pdf stabilization of lateritic soil with cassava peels ash. Introduction the need to reduce the quantity of wastes to keep environment safe and the high cost of soil stabilizers has led to. This ensures the most appropriate lime source will be chosen during lime stabilization of this soil. Stabilization of lateritic soil with cement oil palm empty fruit bunch ash blend for. Influence of compaction delay on cement stabilized lateritic soil. For this research, the dosage used was of 1 l of organosilane per cubic metre of soil 1 lm 3. Effect of bagasse ash on lime stabilized lateritic soil.
Pdf this research is aimed at assessing the impact of cassava peels ash cpa on the stabilization of lateritic soil deposit found within osogbo local. The rap, in a cold state, was mixed with the lateritic soil at varying percentages of 0, 5, 10, 15, to 100 %. Evaluation of admixture stabilization of nigeria black cotton soil. Soil stabilization using bitumen emulsion and cement. Adding lime as a stabilizer has been found to positively influence the geotechnical properties of lateritic soils from southwestern. The lateritic soil covers impressively vast zone of konkan belt. Engineering evaluation of lateritic soils of failed. Lime stabilization will generally bring about a decrease in the density a change in the plasticity of the soil and an increase in the soil strength. This paper presents sustainable stabilization of marginal lateritic soil by melamine debris md replacement and by geopolymer binders as unbound and bound. Thus, the usage of marginal lateritic soil as a pavement subbase material leads to some challenging issues. Laterite soils differ widely from the soils of the temperate regions with re spect to their physical and chemical properties. Physicochemistry of pozzolanic stabilization of a class a27. Soil stabilization is a treatment of soil with the objective of improving its.
Stabilization potential of cement kiln dust treated. This ensures the most appropriate lime source will be chosen during lime stabilization of this soil group. Soil stabilization is a treatment of soil with the objective of improving its engineering properties or alternating one or more properties of a soil so as to improve its engineering performance. The lateritic halmahera soil is a kind of lateritic soil that contains high ferrous metal content with a range between 40% 70%, depending on the origin of rockforming minerals from the soil 1. Some lateritic soils, in their natural state, need some treatment or modification to meet these specification requirements. In this paper author studied the suitability and lime stabilization. Optimization of bagasse ash content in cement stabilized.
Stabilization of lateritic soil using ground pure water sachets. Nov 01, 2018 the organosilane is a nontoxic agent, which reacts only with the soil and should it be leached and has contact with water, the mean life would be between 1 and 3 days, without altering the water or its properties. The attempt of stabilizing the soil with use of sand being practiced for a while now. Pdf stabilization of ikpayongo laterite with cement and. Mechanical behaviour of lateritic soil stabilized with. Laterite materials are employed in the construction of airports, runways, highways, earth fill dam, low cost building etc. This paper presents sustainable stabilization of marginal lateritic soil by melamine debris md replacement and by geopolymer binders as unbound and bound pavement materials, respectively. This study aimed to examine flue gas desulfurization fgd gypsum, a byproduct of coal power plants, for use in soil cement stabilization, specifically for ability to strengthen poor highclay, lateritic soil but with a lower cement content. To study the engineering behaviour of lateritic soil stabilized with optimum dosage of cement and coir with the addition of 10 mm down aggregates. Use of quick and hydrated lime in stabilization of lateritic. Based on the results of these tests, the soil was classified according to aashto soil classification system as an a75 soil which is a poor soil. Bituminous stabilization of laterite modified with lime. The sample of the residual lateritic soil used in the study is taken from mekanejo area, western ethiopia in the oromia national regional state.
Results and discussion preliminary tests table 1 presents the preliminary tests conducted on the lateritic soil sample to determine its natural properties. Lateritic soil basedcompressed earth bricks stabilized. The high plasticity may result in cracks in construction projects. Researches havebeen carried out on lateritic soil using stabilizers such as lime, cement and bitumen to improve the strength properties in the past ola, 1.
The improvement of lateritic soils that are not suitable for a particular. Stabilization can increase the shear strength of soil and or control the shrink swell properties of soil, thus improving the load bearing capacity of a sub grade to support pavement and foundation. Effects of stabilization on the performance of deltaic. In order to address this, there is a need for stabilization of lateritic soil. Cement stabilization of lateritic soil using iron ore tailing as admixture with abstract, chapters 15, references, and questionnaire.
The presence of organic matter seems to play a detrimental role m many cases. Study on characteristic of laterite soil with lime. Introduction soil stabilization is the alteration of soils engineering properties for use in relevant engineering works. However, over the past decade a shortage of standard natural road. The conventional criterion of a maximum allowable loss in strength of 20%, which translates to 80% resistance to loss in strength was adopted for the stabilization of the laterite and from the result above, it can be said that, there is an improvement in the strength of the soil when the cement was blended with rha and cw, although result did. Department of civil engineering, federal polytechnic, ede p. Cement stabilized lateritic soil can be used as road base course jaritngam et al.
The objectives are to establish a nexus between cation exchange capacity of the soil, the alkaline forming compounds in cca and percentage. Hence recent research studies are aimed at determining the possibility of using. Laboratory tests were performed on the natural and. Lateritic soil pwc might have an equal advantage as the standard mix of lateritic soil opc. A dark reddishbrown lateritic soil collected from existing borrow pit abandoned by reynold construction company ltd behind new wazobia market on latitude 08008. Mar 01, 2017 a laboratory study was undertaken to evaluate and compare the stabilization effectiveness of different percentages 0, 2. Abstract this paper investigated the geotechnical properties of lateritic soil stabilized with banana leaves ash. Bituminous stabilization of laterite modified with lime for. A new approach for stabilization of lateritic soil with portland cement.
The latter varied over a wide range of the stabilizers used, portland cement gave best results m some cases and anilinefurfural 2. Laterite soil engineering is one of a few books about solving engineering. Soil stabilization enhances the strength, control soil dust and ensure soil water proofing 17. This paper studied the suitability and lime stabili zation requirement of some selected lateritic soil samples as pavement constru ction materials. Atterbergs limits test, california bearing ratio cbr and unconfined compressive strength ucs tests were conducted on the natural laterite and the treated soil. When lateritic soil contains a large amount of clay materials its stability and strength and.
Pdf stabilization of laterite soil using gks soil stabilizer. Stabilization of colombian lateritic soil with a hydrophobic. Under this category, soil stabilization depends mainly on chemical reactions between stabilizer cementitious material and soilminerals pozzolanic materials to achieve the desired effect. A lateritic soil was treated with an agroindustrial waste product of sugar mills bagasse ash. E along ogbomosoilorin express road, ogbomoso, oyo state. This study examined effect of stabilising lateritic soil with combination of bitumen emulsion and cement. Lateritic soils are relatively abundant and have found wide application in engineering construction works particularly road building. The main purpose of soil stabilization is to improve the soil strength, bearing capacity and durability under adverse. Fourthly, 9 investigated the suitability of sugar cane straw ash stabilization of some lateritic soil.
Nigeria was treated with cement kiln dust ckd, a byproduct of long wet kiln, obtained from west african portland cement organisation wapco. Coconut coir has highest strength among all natural fibres and high water. Soil stabilization can improve the shear strength of the soil and control shrinkage swell properties of the soil thus improving the load bearing capacity of foundation soils brenema, 2010. Cement stabilization of lateritic soil using iron ore. Pdf stabilization of poor lateritic soils with coconut husk. Stabilization of lateritic soil using ground pure water. The latter varied over a wide range of the stabilizers used, portland cement gave best. The action of lime in soil stabilization may be reduced to three basic reactions gillot, 1968.
Stabilization of lateritic soil by using terrazyme. Fourthly, 9 investigated the suitability of sugar cane straw ash stabilization of some lateritic soil samples for use as road construction material. They are characterized by the presence of iron and aluminum oxide or hydroxide which gives the colour to the soil. When lateritic soil contains a large amount of clay materials its stability and strength and stability cannot be guaranteed under load in presence of moisture alhassan, 2008, lateritic soil. Stabilization of lateritic soil subgrade using cement. Cbr, index properties, lateritic soil, soaked, unsoaked. Stabilization of lateritic soil with cement iopscience.
The geotechnical properties of a soil such as grain size distribution, plasticity, compressibility, shear. Stabilization of laterite soil with coconut waste ashes as. Geotechnical properties of lateritic soil stabilized with. Laterite soil has been successfully used in various aspect of civil engineering construction project. Stabilization of lateritic soil with sugarcane bagasse ash aauetd. Laterite is a soil and rock type rich in iron and aluminum, and is commonly considered to have formed in hot and wet tropical areas. To compare the chemical composition of treated and pure lateritic soil. When lateritic soil contains a large amount of clay materials its stability and strength and stability cannot be guaranteed under load in presence of moisture. An a6 lateritic soil was stabilized with reclaimed asphalt pavement and 2% cement. The plasticity index of the natural laterite reduced from 14 % to a minimum value of 5 %. Through the stabilization process, the plasticity of soil is reduced, it becomes more workable, and. Md is an industrial waste resulting from plate and cup manufacture.
Lateritic soil in nigeria usually contain large content of clay, therefore there is need for stabilization before they are use as construction material. Stabilization can increase the shear strength of soil and. Soil stabilization techniques for road construction are used in most parts of world although the circumstances and reasons for resorting to stabilization vary considerably. Marginal laterites a7614, improved with hydrated lime was stabilized using bituminous emulsion with a view to improving the strength properties of the soil.
Reclaimed asphalt pavement rap was used for stabilization of a deficient lateritic soil, classified as a6 and cl according to aashto and unified soil classification system, respectively. Stabilization of lateritic soil from agbara nigeria with ceramic waste. Comparative study of the cement and rock flour stabilization. It is widely used to produce earth blocks, but stabilization is essential for the lateritic soil block to enhance its properties. Comparison between the strength characteristics of. The paper went on to present chemical reaction equations between the alkaline earth metals in the cca and the silica in the lateritic soil to form silicates, thereby proposing an extension of the theory of mechanism of soil stabilization to cover chemical stabilization with. Soil stabilization using bitumen emulsion and cement combination as additive ayininuola gbenga matthew and abidoye shola paul department of civil engineering, university of ibadan, ibadan 200284, nigeria abstract. Journal of engineering stabilization of a6 lateritic soil. Atterbergs limits test, california bearing ratio cbr and unconfined compressive strength ucs tests were conducted on the natural laterite and the treated soil specimens. Oct 08, 2020 bituminous stabilization of laterite modified with lime for use as pavement materials. When lateritic soil contains a large amount of clay materials, its strength, integrity and stability cannot be secured under load in the presence of water.
The suitability and lime stabilization requirement of some. Specific tests conducted on the modified soil samples. Mechanical behaviour of lateritic soil stabilized with bone. Stabilization of nigeria lateritic soils with cement, bitumen and lime, proceeding of 6th regional conference for africa on soil mechanics and foundation engineering. The study focused on the effect of up to 12% bagasse ash by weight of dry soil on the. Atterberg limits, compaction, unconfined compression tests. Osinubi and kate 1997 have described laterite soil as the most common pavement materials in the tropics and subtropics. Evaluation of expansive lateritic soils stabilization with. However, lateritic soils are increasingly becoming scarce to source for road projects. To determine the optimum dosage of cement and coconut coir fibre for the locally available lateritic soil. Unfortunately, the costs of these stabilizers are on the high side making them economically unattractive as stabilizing agents.
Lateritic soil in its natural state generally have low bearing capacity and low strength due to high content of clay content of clay. The suitability and lime stabilization requirement of some lateritic soil samples as pavemen olugbenga oludolapo amu 1, oluwole fakunle bamisaye 2 and iyiola akanmu komolafe 3 1,2,3 department of civil engineering, obafemi awolowo university, ileife, nigeria corresponding author, email. Stabilization of laterite soil with coconut waste ashes as a. Comparison between the strength characteristics of pozzolan. Stabilization potential of cement kiln dust treated lateritic. Stabilization is defined as a means by which soil properties are proved and made more suitable for construction purpose, which can be mechanical, chemical and biological. This revealed that the soil has a natural moisture content of 18.
The geotechnical analysis results showed that the soils have high bearing capacity after addition of glass fiber and therefore can be used has a good potential for stabilizing lateritic soil. Pdf study on characteristic of laterite soil with lime. In industrialized, densely populated countries, the demand for aggregates has come into sharp conflict between agricultural and environmental interests. Geotechnical properties of lateritic soil stabilized with ceramic waste dust cwd additive was examined.
Chemical stabilization of laterite soils for road construction. This study used ecofriendly materials known as periwinkle shell powder psp in stabilizing the engineering properties of lateritic. Laterite soils which are widespread in tropical areas of india possess unique color and it normally contains high clay content along with inert particles such as silt and sand 1. Abstractthe paper examines the mechanism of pozzolan soil reactions, using a recent study on the chemical stabilization of a class a27 3 lateritic soil, with corn cob ash cca as case study. World scenario boris volkoff orstom, 72, route daulnay93143, bondy, france abstract calcareous, neutral and acid red soils, red lateritic soils. This study was carried out to evaluate the effect of bagasse ash ba on lime stabilized lateritic soils. Evaluation of limetreated lateritic soil for reservoir.
Physicochemistry of pozzolanic stabilization of a class a. Engineering evaluation of lateritic soils of failed highway. Lateritic soils are highly weathered and altered residual soils formed by the insitu weathering or decomposition of rocks in the tropical and subtropical regions with hot, humid climatic conditions. In order to understand the effects of ss299 on the stabilization of laterite soil, laboratory tests on the unconfined compressive strength and shear strength of. Pdf this research is to determine the geotechnical properties of laterite soil which are modified with liquid soil stabilizers namely canlite ss299 find. Soil samples a, b, and c collected from a dam site and stabilized with 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10% of lime were subjected to preliminary tests natural moisture co ntent, specific gravity, particle size analysis and atterbergs limits and strength. Okeiyi background it is common practice to use chemical additives to stabilize soft andor wet fine grained soils before they are built upon or used for embankment.
Stabilized high clay content lateritic soil using cementfgd. Lateritic soil, glass fiber, stabilization, compaction and california bearing ratio. To obtain a building material with better properties than the original soil, several products are mixed with the soil. Laterite obtained from ikpayongo was stabilized with 210 % cement and 210 % calcium carbide waste, for use as pavement material. Lateritic soils are generally used for road construction in nigeria. Pdf stabilization of ikpayongu laterite using cement. Cbr tests were first carried out to determine the basic properties of the lateritic soil without the stabilizers. Use of quick and hydrated lime in stabilization of lateritic soil.
Laterite soils and their stabilization transportation. Research paper the suitability and lime stabilization. The main aim of stabilization is cost reduction and to efficiently use the locally available material. Ordinary portland cement stabilization of amaobaumuahia.
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