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Chemical soil stabilization method can be applied as a remediation technique for contaminated soils. Since stabilization method can improve the soil geotechnical properties, the effect of contamination should be investigated on soil strength improvement with this method. This paper studies the effect of different additives such as lime, cement, rice husk ash and RRP-235 Special on the geotechnical properties of a diesel fuel contaminated kaolinite. A series of unconfined compressive strength and direct shear tests were performed on the contaminated kaolinite stabilized with additives in the amounts of 1, 3 and 5% by soil dry weight. Results showed that an increase in diesel fuel as contaminant up to 10% by dry weight of the soil had adverse effects on lime and rice husk ash stabilized soil strength and cohesion, while it increased the strength and cohesion of cement stabilized soil. The friction angle of all the lime, cement and rice husk ash stabilized samples was decreased with increasing the contaminant. An increase in RRP-235 Special had no impact on the soil strength properties.
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Ghasemzadeh, H., Tabaiyan, M. The Effect of Diesel Fuel Pollution on the Efficiency of Soil Stabilization Method. Geotech Geol Eng 35, 475–484 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-016-0121-8
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