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http://dx.doi.org/10.7843/kgs.2018.34.12.105

Strength and Compaction Characteristics of Binder-Stabilized Subgrade Material in Ulsan Area - Main Binder Components : CaO and SO3 -  

Han, Sang-Hyun (Dept. of Civil Engrg., Seoil Univ.)
Yea, Geu-Guwen (Technology Research Division, Sambu E&C)
Kim, Hong-Yeon (Technology Research Division, Sambu E&C)
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Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society / v.34, no.12, 2018 , pp. 105-113 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, the engineering properties including bearing capacity of subgrades stabilized with a binder are analyzed by laboratory and field experiments. The main components of the binder are CaO and $SO_3$. After the binder was mixed with a low plasticity clay, the passing rates were relatively decreased as the sieve mesh size increased. Not only did the soil type change to silty sand, but engineering properties, such as the plasticity index and modified California bearing ratio (CBR), were improved for the subgrade. A comparison of the compaction curves of the stabilized subgrade and field soil compacted with the same energy demonstrated an increase of approximately 6% in the maximum dry unit weight, slight decrease in optimum moisture content, and considerable increase improvement in grain size. In the modified CBR test, the effect of unit weight and strength increase of the modified soil (with a specific amount of binder) was remarkably improved. As the proportion of granulated material increased after the addition of binder, the swelling was reduced by 3.3 times or more during initial compaction and 6.5 times by final compaction. The unconfined compressive strength of the specimens was maintained at the homogeneous value with a constant design strength. The stabilized subgrade was validated by applying it in the field under the same conditions; this test demonstrated that the bearing capacity coefficients at all six sites after one day of compaction exceeded the target value and exhibited good variability.
Keywords
Subgrade; Stabilization; Binder; Compaction; Modified CBR; Swelling;
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