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Experimental Study on Stabilized Expansive Soil by Blending Parts of the Soil Kilned and Powdered Glass Wastes

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Tsegaye Woldesenbet, Tewodros·2022·Advances in Civil Engineering
DOI 10.1155/2022/9645589
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This experimental study explores the utilization of glass wastes mixed with kilned soil for weak soil improvement. Expansive soil remains a reason for a lot of road and building damage through settlement and cyclic volume change. Replacing or stabilizing the soil can minimize the risks associated with the soil type. Cement and lime have been the major stabilizers. However, the cost of these materials is raised. Among many stabilizing materials, parts of the expansive soil burned and mixed with glass powder are investigated to fulfill the major requirements. It is proved that the soil sample taken requires improvement. Parts of the soil kilned and mixed with powdered glass waste have 75% of expansive soil kilned and 25% of glass waste powder, which are then added in expansive soil with percentages of 5%, 15%, and 25% to test the change that occurred on liquid limit, plastic limit, free swell, unconfined compression, compaction, California bearing ratio (CBR), and mineral composition. Maximum dry density (MDD) improved from 1.33 g/cm 3 to 1.61 g/cm 3 , optimum moisture content (OMC) reduced from 40% to 21.3%, plastic index reduced from 58.79% to 19.91%, California bearing ratio (CBR) increased from 0.95% to 12.08%, and unconfined compressive strength (UCS) changed from 216 kPa to 910 kPa on 14 days of curing period. Similarly, the addition of 15% and 25% of the stabilizer improved the free swell of expansive soil to 36% and 14%, respectively. CBR swell values significantly improved from 7.16% to 0.22%. Changes in mineral contents from X‐ray diffraction (XRD) test are observed: montmorillonite and illite minerals disappeared, and the nonexpansive minerals are observed abundantly in stabilized soil. The addition of 15% to 25% of the stabilizer in expansive soil improved the physical and chemical properties as to be in the appropriate range for road subgrade construction use.

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  • In case of high water content, expansive soil expands and bulges, making the superstructure rise; when water content is small, it rapidly depresses causing the building to settle, often leading to disasters threatening people and property.

    “In the case of a high water content, the soil expands and bulges, making the superstructure rise; when the water content is small, the expansive soil will rapidly depress causing the building to settle, often leading to disasters that cause a serious threat to people and property [5][6][7].”

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    The Introduction (page unavailable) says expansive soil swells when wet and loses volume when dry; it also links swell–shrink behavior and settling to structural damage. It does not specifically say that swelling raises the superstructure, that drying causes rapid depression, or that this sequence often threatens people and property. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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  • Lime and cement treatment can effectively inhibit the expansion of expansive soil and provide significant strength increases.

    “A common treatment method in construction is to handle expansive soils with lime and cement, which can effectively inhibit the expansion of the soil and provide significant strength increases [5,8].”

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Tsegaye Woldesenbet, T.
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Tsegaye Woldesenbet, Tewodros
Venue
Advances in Civil Engineering
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2022-01
Volume
2022
Issue
1
ISSN
  • 1687-8086 (ISSN-L)
  • 1687-8094
DOI
10.1155/2022/9645589
OpenAlex
W4292850406
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en
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Funders
Jimma University (RPD/JIT/167/14)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Civil and Structural Engineering › Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Civil and Structural Engineering › Geotechnical and construction materials studies
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Materials Engineering and Processing
Keywords
expansive soil, soil stabilization, waste utilization, free swell, California bearing ratio, unconfined compressive strength, mineral composition, montmorillonite, illite, road subgrade, soil improvement

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