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The Utilisation of Two Types of Fly Ashes Used as Cement Replacement in Soft Soil Stabilisation

Jafer, HM, Atherton, W, Ruddock, F and Loffill, E (2016) The Utilisation of Two Types of Fly Ashes Used as Cement Replacement in Soft Soil Stabilisation. International Journal of Civil, Environmental, Structural, Construction and Architectural Engineering, 10 (7). pp. 881-884. ISSN 1307-6892

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Abstract

This study represents the results of an experimental work using two types of fly ashes as a cement replacement in soft soil stabilisation. The fly ashes (FA1 and FA2) used in this study are by-products resulting from an incineration processes between 800 and 1200 ˚C. The stabilised soil in this study was an intermediate plasticity silty clayey soil with medium organic matter content. The experimental works were initially conducted on soil treated with different percentages of FA1 (0, 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15%) to identify the optimum FA1 content. Then FA1 was chemically activated by FA2 which has high alkalinity by blending the optimum content of FA1 with different portions of FA2. The improvement levels were evaluated dependent on the results obtained from consistency limits and compaction tests along with the results of unconfined compressive strength (UCS) tests which were conducted on specimens of soil treated with FA1 and FA2 and exposed to different periods of curing (zero, 7, 14, and 28 days). The results indicated that the FA1 and FA2 used in this study effectively improved the physical and geotechnical properties of the soft soil where the index of plasticity (IP) was decreased significantly from 21 to 13.17 with 12% of FA1; however, there was a slight increase in IP with the use of FA2. Meanwhile, 12% of FA1 was identified as the optimum percentage improving the UCS of stabilised soil significantly. Furthermore, FA2 was found effective as a chemical activator to FA1 where the UCS was improved significantly after using FA2.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Soft soil stabilisation; waste materials; Unconfined compressive strength
Subjects: T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Divisions: Civil Engineering & Built Environment
Civil Engineering (merged with Built Env 10 Aug 20)
Publisher: World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
Date Deposited: 01 Aug 2016 10:18
Last Modified: 04 Sep 2021 12:39
DOI or ID number: waset.org/1999.3/10005128
URI: https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/3963
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