The traditional soil stabilization techniques, which primarily include calcium-rich additives, are gradually replaced by environmentally friendly techniques as the former increases the …
One of the geotechnical engineering strategies for dealing with weak soils in a construction site is to alter their mechanical properties with the assistance of soil improvement …
Nanoparticles have been recently used in various applications due to their availability and justified costs. Thus, the effects of such materials on physical, chemical and mechanical …
In oil-rich countries, contamination of soils with oil products can occur during the refining, transportation and operation processes. From a geotechnical viewpoint, oil contamination …
Soft clays are susceptible to uneven settlement due to its higher tendency of swelling and shrinkage which could damage the structures. To prevent such damages various soil …
BA Mir, SH Reddy - International Journal of Engineering, 2021 - ije.ir
Rapid urbanization and requirement of infrastructure, stable construction sites are not available. Therefore, there is a dire need for improvement of marginal soils to be used as a …
A Kalhor, M Ghazavi, M Roustaei - Arabian Journal for Science and …, 2022 - Springer
Stabilization of soils with additives is a widely used improvement method. With the mass production of nanomaterials in various fields, and their application in geotechnical …
This paper presents the efficacy of industrial wastes such as molasses (5%, 10%, 15%, and 20%) and waste foundry sand (10%, 20%, 30%, and 40%) stabilized clayey soil blended …
KC Onyelowe - International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The stabilisation potential of Nanosized palm bunch ash (NPBA) was investigated. This investigation was aimed at assessing the effect of NPBA on the stabilisation of Umuntu …