Study on Strength Behavior of Organic Soil Stabilized with Fly Ash

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of fly ash on the consistency, compactness, acidic properties, and strength of organic soil. The presence of organic content in the soil has detrimental impacts on the physical and strength behavior of soil. To investigate the effectiveness of fly a...

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Published in:International scholarly research notices 2017, Vol.2017, p.5786541-6
Main Authors: Nath, Bayshakhi Deb, Molla, Md. Keramat Ali, Sarkar, Grytan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ashes
Cement
Civil engineering
Coal
Construction
Electricity distribution
Fly ash
Laboratories
Moisture content
Neural networks
Organic soils
Plasticity
Shear strength
Silicon dioxide
Soil investigations
Soil mixtures
Soil stabilization
Soil strength
Soils
Studies
Water content
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Summary:The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of fly ash on the consistency, compactness, acidic properties, and strength of organic soil. The presence of organic content in the soil has detrimental impacts on the physical and strength behavior of soil. To investigate the effectiveness of fly ash in the stabilization of organic soil, two types of fly ashes (Type I and Type II) at different percentages were used. It is found that fly ash significantly reduces the plasticity index of the organic soil, whereas the liquid and plastic limits increase. The dry density of the fly ash-soil mixture increases significantly, while the water requirement reduces due to the addition of fly ash. The increase of dry density compromises higher strength. The increase of qu with the increase of fly ash content is mainly due to the pozzolanic reaction of fly ash, although the reduction in water content results from the addition of dry fly ash solid. Moreover, Type I fly ash contributes a higher value of qu compared to Type II fly ash. This is attributed to the characteristics of fly ash including CaO and CaO/SiO2 ratio.
ISSN:2356-7872
2356-7872
DOI:10.1155/2017/5786541