• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.105-112
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• 2018

This paper presents results of a compressive investigation conducted on weathered soil stabilized with ground bottom ash (GBA) and red mud (RM). The effects of water/binder ratio, RM/GBA ratio, chemical activator (NaOH and $Na_2SiO_3$) and curing time on unconfined compressive strength of stabilized soils were examined. The results show that the water/binder ratio of 1.2 is optimum ratio at which the stabilized soils have the maximum compressive strength. For 28 days of curing, the compressive strength of soils stabilized with alkali-activated GBA and RM varies between 1.5 MPa and 4.1 MPa. The addition of GBA, RM and chemical activators enhanced strength development and the rate of strength improvement was more significant at the later age than at the early age. The potential environmental impacts of stabilized soils were also assessed. The chemical property changes of leachate from stabilized soils were analyzed in terms of pH and concentrations of hazardous elements. The observation revealed that the soil mixture with ground bottom ash and red mud proved environmentally safe.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제6권5호
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• pp.437-453
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• 2014

This paper studies the swelling and strength characteristics of unimproved and improved expansive soils in terms of the swell potential, swelling pressure, rate of secondary swelling, unconfined compressive strength and California bearing ratio (CBR). The admixtures used in this study are locally available cement and fly ash. The soils used in this study were taken from the Mae Moh power plant, Lampang Province, in northern Thailand. A conventional consolidation test apparatus was used to determine the swelling of the soil specimen. The optimum admixture contents are determined to efficiently reduce the swelling of unimproved soil. The rate of secondary swelling for unimproved soil is within the range of highly plastic montmorillonite clay, whereas the specimens improved with optimum admixture contents can be classified as non-swelling kaolinite. A soil type affects the swelling pressure. Expansive soil improvement with fly ash alone can reduce swelling percentage but cannot enhance the unconfined compressive strength and CBR. The strength and swelling characteristics can be predicted well by the swelling percentage in this study.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.17-28
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• 2020

본 연구에서는, 제주도 화산암의 인장강도와 관련하여, 기존의 연구결과 및 본 연구에서 수행된 시험결과에 대한 종합적인 비교·분석을 수행하였으며, 제주도 화산암의 압열인장강도와 일축압축강도로부터 추정된 점착력과 내부 마찰각의 특성 및 그 유효성을 각각 살펴보았다. 제주도 화산암의 압열인장강도는 흡수율과 밀접한 관계에 있었으며, 흡수율이 증가함에 따라 지수 함수적으로 급격하게 감소하는 특성을 갖고 있었다. 내부 마찰각은 압열인장도강도에 대한 일축압축강도의 비(σ_c / σ_t)와 밀접한 관계에 있었으며, 강도비 σ_c / σ_t가 증가함에 따라 내부 마찰각은 로그 함수적으로 증가하는 특성을 갖고 있었다. 그리고 제주도 화산암의 강도비 σ_c / σ_t는 내부 마찰각의 크기에 따라 약 5~20 사이의 값을 나타내고 있었다. 한편, 점착력(c)의 경우, 흡수율 및 압열인장강도와 밀접한 관계에 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 점착력과 흡수율 사이에는 압열인장강도와 흡수율의 관계와 같이 지수 함수적인 관계에 있으며, 점착력과 압열인장강도 사이에는 선형관계에 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 그리고 일축압축강도와 압열인장강도로부터 추정된 내부 마찰각과 점착력은 각각 삼축압축강도로부터 추정된 내부 마찰각과 점착력에 비해 약 13% 과소평가 그리고 약 24% 정도 과대평가되는 경향을 보였다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.533-544
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• 2018

The importance of using materials cost effectively to enhance the strength and reduce the cost, and weight of earth fill materials in geotechnical engineering led researchers to seek for modifying the soil properties by adding proper additives. Lightweight fill materials made of soil, binder, water, and Expanded polystyrene (EPS) beads are increasingly being used in geotechnical practices. This paper primarily investigates the behavior of sandy soil, modified by EPS particles. Besides, the mechanical properties of blending sand, EPS and the binder material such as fly ash and cement were examined in different mixing ratios using a number of various laboratory studies including the Modified Standard Proctor (MSP) test, the Unconfined Compressive Strength (UCS) test, the California Bearing Ratio (CBR) test and the Direct Shear test (DST). According to the results, an increase of 0.1% of EPS results in a reduction of the density of the mixture for 10%, as well as making the mixture more ductile rather than brittle. Moreover, the compressive strength, CBR value and shear strength parameters of the mixture decreases by an increase of the EPS beads, a trend on the contrary to the increase of cement and fly ash content.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.90-103
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• 2002

The thermal and mechanical properties of compacted bentonite and bentonite-sand mixture were collected from the literatures and compiled. The thermal conductivity of bentonite is found to increase almost linearly with increasing dry density and water content of the bentonite. The specific heat can also be expressed as a function of water ontent, and the coefficient of thermal expansion is almost independent on the dry density. The logarithm of unconfined compressive strength and Young’s modulus of elasticity increase linearly with increasing dry density, and in the case of constant dry density, it can be fitted to a second order polynomial of water content. Also the unconfined compressive strength and Young’s modulus of elasticity of the bentonite-sand mixture decreases with increasing sand content. The Poisson’s ratio remains constant at the dry density higher than 1.6 Mg/m$_3$, and the shear strength increases with increasing dry density.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.207-218
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• 2011

This article describes laboratory research done on strength evaluations for stabilized samples made of tropical fibrous peat. The stabilizing agents used were ordinary Portland cement (OPC) as binding agent and blast furnace slag (BFS) as additive. Stabilized samples were tested for their strength through unconfined compressive strength (UCS) and California bearing ratio (CBR). Different dosage rates of OPC and BFS were used in trial and error experiments for the most effective combination for stabilized peat samples that were at their natural moisture content. Stabilized trial samples were air cured for 90 days. After detecting the most effective dosage rate in the trial samples, their values were used to prepare CBR samples at their optimum moisture content (OMC). CBR samples were then air cured from 1 to 90 days and tested under un-soaked and soaked conditions. The most effective dosage rate for the stabilized peat samples was found to be close to when 75% for OPC and 25% of BFS per total weight of OPC, and BFS. As an example, if 11.25% OPC, and 3.75% BFS are mixed with peat and compacted at their OMC and air cured for 90 days, stabilized peat will have an increase in CBR of 0.8% to 45 % for un-soaked and 20% for soaked conditions.

• 한국농공학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.3815-3832
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• 1975

This study was made to investigate various engineering properties of earth materials resulting from their changes in density and moisture content. The results obtained in this study are summarized as follows: 1. The finner the grain size is, the bigger the Optimum Moisture Content(OMC) is, showing a linear relationship between percent passing of NO. 200 Sieve (n) and OMC(Wo) which can be represented by the equation Wo=0.186n+8.3 2. There is a linear relationship of inverse proportion between OMC and Maximum Dry Density (MDD) which can be represented by the equation ${\gamma}$d=2.167-0.026Wo 3. There is an exponential curve relationship between void ratio (es) and MDD whose equation can be expressed ${\gamma}$d=2.67e-0.4550.9), indicating that as MDD increases, void ratio decreases. 4. The coefficent of permeability increases in proportion to decrease of the MDD and this increase trend is more obvious in coarse material than in fine material, and more obvious in cohesionless soil than in cohesive soil. 5. Even in the same density, the coefficient of permeability is smaller in wet than in dry from the Optimum Moisture Content. 6. Showing that unconfined compressive strength increases in proportion to dry density increase, in unsaturated state the compacted in dry has bigger strength value than the compacted in wet. On the other hand, in saturated state, the compacted in dry has a trend to be smaller than the compacted in wet. 7. Even in the same density, unconfined compressive strength increases in proportion to cohesion, however, when in small density and in saturated state, this relationship are rejected. 8. In unsaturated state, cohesion force is bigger in dry than in wet from OMC. In saturated state, on the other hand, it is directly praportional to density. 9. Cohesion force decreases in proportion to compaction rate decrease. And this trend is more evident in coarse matorial than in fine material. 10. Internal friction angle of soil is not influenced evidently on the changes of moisture content and compaction rate in unsaturated state, On the other hand in saturated state it is influenced density. 11. Cohesion force is directly proportional to unconfined compressive strength(qu), indicating that it has approximately 35 percent of qu in unsaturated state and approximately 70 percent of qu in saturated state.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제32권12호
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• pp.59-67
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• 2016

동결토의 강도는 흙 입자의 크기와 모양, 그리고 얼음과 부동 수분의 양과 같은 요인에 영향을 받는다. 본 연구에서는 동결토의 포화도와 실트 함량에 따라 변화하는 부동 수분의 양과 강도를 평가하고자 하였다. 시료는 주문진사, 실트, 그리고 증류수를 혼합하여 사용하였다. 실트의 함량비(SF)는 주문진사의 중량($W_{sand}$)에 대한 실트 중량($W_{silt}$)의 비율이 10%와 30%가 되도록 혼합하고, 포화도는 5%, 10%, 15%, 그리고 20%가 되도록 조성하였다. 시료는 $-10^{\circ}C$의 챔버 내에서 동결하였고, 동결 시간을 선정하기 위하여 24 시간, 48 시간, 그리고 72 시간동안 동결한 시료에 대하여 일축압축실험을 수행하였다. 일축압축강도가 동결 시간 24 시간 이후에 유사하여 동결 시간은 24 시간으로 선정하였다. 또한, 동결 과정 중 부동 수분의 양을 파악하기 위해 TDR 시스템을 이용하여 시료의 함수비를 모니터링 하였으며, 실트의 함량과 포화도가 증가함에 따라 부동 수분의 양이 증가하였다. 동결이 완료된 시료에 대하여 일축압축실험을 수행하였고, 포화도의 증가에 따라 일축압축강도가 지수함수적으로 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 포화도가 증가함에 따라 부동 수분의 양이 증가하였으나, 동결에 사용된 물 즉, 얼음이 강도 발현에 보다 큰 영향을 미친 것으로 판단된다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.13-23
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• 2022

Peat soil has the characteristics of high moisture content, large void ratio and low shear strength. In this study, unconfined compressive strength and SEM tests are conducted to investigate the effects of ultrahigh moisture content, cement content, organic content and pH value on the strength of solidified peat. As an increase in the cement content and curing period, the failure mode of solidified peat soil changes from ductile failure to brittle failure. The influence of moisture content on the strength of solidified peat is greater than the cement content. As cement content increases from 10% to 30%, strength of solidified peat at a curing age of 28 days increases by 161%~485%. By increasing water content by 100%, decreases of solidified peat at a curing age of 28 days is 42%~79%. Compared with the strength of solidified peat with a pH value of 5.5, the strength of peat with a pH value of 3.5 reduces by 10% ~ 46%, while the strength of peat with a pH value of 7.0 increases by 8% ~ 38%. It is recommended to use filler materials for stabilizing peat soil with moisture content greater than 200%. Because of small size of clay particles, clay added in the cement solidified peat can improve much higher strength that that of sand.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제88권2호
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• pp.179-188
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• 2023

The mechanical behaviours of biopolymer-treated soil depend on the formation of soil-biopolymer matrices. In this study, various biopolymers(e.g., xanthan gum (XG), locust bean gum (LBG), sodium alginate (SA), agar gum (AG), gellan gum (GE) and carrageenan kappa gum (KG) are selected to treat three types of natural soil at different concentrations (e.g., 1%, 2% and 3%) and curing time (e.g., 4-365 days), and reveal the reinforcement effect on natural soil by using unconfined compression tests. The results show that biopolymer-treated soil obtains the maximum unconfined compressive strength (UCS) at curing 14-28 days. Although the UCS of biopolymer-treated soil has a 20-30% reduction after curing 1-year compared to the maximum value, it is still significantly larger than untreated soil. In addition, the UCS increment ratio of biopolymer-treated soil decreases with the increase of biopolymer concentration, and there exists the optimum concentration of 1%, 2-3%, 2%, 1% and 2% for XG, SA, LBG, KG and AG, respectively. Meanwhile, the optimum initial moisture content can form uniformly biopolymer-soil matrices to obtain better reinforcement efficiency. Furthermore, the best performance in increasing soil strength is XG following SAand LBG, which are significantly better than AG, KG and GE.