[HTML][HTML] Stabilization of expansive soils using chemical additives: A review

D Barman, SK Dash - Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Volume instability of expansive soils due to moisture fluctuations is often disastrous, causing
severe damages and distortions in the supported structures. It is, therefore, necessary to …

On the Recent Trends in Expansive Soil Stabilization Using Calcium‐Based Stabilizer Materials (CSMs): A Comprehensive Review

FE Jalal, Y Xu, B Jamhiri… - Advances in Materials …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Calcium‐based stabilizer materials (CSMs) exhibit pozzolanic properties which improve the
properties of clayey soils by hydration, cation exchange, flocculation, pozzolanic reaction …

Improvement of problematic soils with biopolymer—an environmentally friendly soil stabilizer

N Latifi, S Horpibulsuk, CL Meehan… - Journal of Materials in …, 2017 - ascelibrary.org
Problematic soils with high compressibility and low shear strength are often treated with
traditional chemical stabilizing additives such as cement and lime to improve their …

Mechanical and compressibility characteristics of a soft clay stabilized by slag-based mixtures and geopolymers

M Salimi, A Ghorbani - Applied Clay Science, 2020 - Elsevier
In the present study, industrial wastes such as Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GBFS) and
Basic Oxygen Furnace Slag (BOFS) activated with calcium oxide (CaO) and medium …

Strength and durability properties of expansive soil treated with geopolymer and conventional stabilizers

S Sahoo, SP Singh - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper reports the strength and durability properties of expansive soil treated with slag-
based geopolymer, hydrated lime, and Portland cement. The slag content in the soil-slag …

Mechanism of improvement in the strength and volume change behavior of lime stabilized soil

AK Jha, PV Sivapullaiah - Engineering Geology, 2015 - Elsevier
An attempt has been made to bring out the influence on strength and volume change
behavior of fabric changes and new cementitious compound formation in a soil upon …

[HTML][HTML] Geotechnical behaviour and micro-analyses of expansive soil amended with marble dust

AK Jain, AK Jha - Soils and Foundations, 2020 - Elsevier
The large-scale utilization of waste materials is possible due to their comprehensive
geotechnical and mineralogical characterization and their interaction behaviour with soil. No …

Enhancing the geotechnical properties of soil using xanthan gum—An eco-friendly alternative to traditional stabilizers

ER Sujatha, S Atchaya, A Sivasaran… - Bulletin of Engineering …, 2021 - Springer
Several soil stabilization techniques have been adopted to favorably modify the
geotechnical properties like hydraulic conductivity, strength, and compressibility of soil. In …

Swelling potential of a stabilized expansive soil: a comparative experimental study

A Soltani, A Taheri, M Khatibi, AR Estabragh - … and Geological Engineering, 2017 - Springer
The efficiency of typical chemical and mechanical soil stabilization techniques in mitigating
the swelling problem of an expansive soil is investigated through a comprehensive …

Efficacy of enzymatically induced calcium carbonate precipitation in the retention of heavy metal ions

AAB Moghal, MA Lateef, SAS Mohammed, K Lemboye… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study evaluated the efficacy of enzyme induced calcite precipitation (EICP) in restricting
the mobility of heavy metals in soils. EICP is an environmentally friendly method that has …