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Behavior of Nanomaterials in Soft Soils: A Case Study

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Nanoscience and Plant–Soil Systems

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This chapter presents an experimental investigation on the use of nanomaterials to improve Malaysian soft soils. Tests were carried out on three soils collected from three different sites in Malaysia, where soils used were classified according to Unified Soil Classification System (ASTM 2005), respectively, as organic silty soil (OL), clay high plasticity soil (CH). and high plasticity silt soil (MH). Three nanomaterials were used, namely, nano-copper, nano-alumina, and nano-magnesium. To understand the interaction mechanism between the clay particles and nanomaterials, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were carried out on representative samples. Results of the investigation showed significant improvement in plasticity index. Thus, the addition of nanomaterials has a significant effect on behavior of the soft soils, provided that the amount of nanomaterials added is small (≤1.0 %).

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Babylon, Babil, Iraq

    Zaid Hameed Majeed

  2. Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

    Mohd Raihan Taha

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  1. Department of Medicinal Plants, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Arak University, Arak, Iran

    Mansour Ghorbanpour

  2. Amity Institute of Nanotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Khanuja Manika

  3. Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Amity Inst of Microbial Technology, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Ajit Varma

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Majeed, Z.H., Taha, M.R. (2017). Behavior of Nanomaterials in Soft Soils: A Case Study. In: Ghorbanpour, M., Manika, K., Varma, A. (eds) Nanoscience and Plant–Soil Systems. Soil Biology, vol 48. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46835-8_7

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