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http://dx.doi.org/10.14481/jkges.2017.18.5.27

Compressive Strength Characteristics of Light-weight Air Foamed Soil Using Dredged Silty Soils  

Kim, Donggyu (Dept. of Civil Engineering, Inha University)
Yoon, Yeowon (Dept. of Civil Engineering, Inha University)
Yoon, Gillim (Development & Ocean Energy Research Division, Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology)
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Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society / v.18, no.5, 2017 , pp. 27-33 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this research, laboratory tests were carried out to investigate the engineering properties of Light-Weight Air Foamed Soil (LWAS) based on silty clays with the animal foaming agent and cement. LWAS has been used as an embankment material over soft ground for road and side extension of the existing road. In field, unit weight and flow value is measured right after producing in mixing plant in order to control the quality of LWAS, and laboratory tests are carried out to confirm the quality through compressive strength of LWAS as well. In this research, direct estimation of the specification requirement of strength using flow values in field is the main purpose of the study together with other characteristics. From the test results, it can be seen that flow values increase with the initial water content and unit weight increases with the depth due to material segregation. Compared to the upper specimen, lower end of 60 cm specimen shows about 2 times higher compressive strength. Relationship between flow values and normalized factor presented by Yoon & Kim (2004) was presented. With that relationship, compressive strength can be predicted from flow values in field. From the relationship, the normalized factor was calculated. Thereafter calculated compressive strengths according to the flow values were compared to measured strengths in the laboratory. The higher the initial water content of the dredged soil has, the better relationship between predicted and measured shows. Therefore it is necessary to predict the compressive strength in advance through the relationship between the flow value and the normalized factor to reflect it in the design stage.
Keywords
Light-Weight Air foamed Soil (LWAS); Flow value; Compressive strength; Material segregation; Silty clay;
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