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Strength and Drainage Characteristics of Poor Soils Stabilized with Construction Demolition Waste

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This paper presents a laboratory investigation on the use of construction demolition waste in poor clayey soil to improve its strength and drainage characteristics. Various laboratory tests such as differential free swell, Atterberg’s limits, compaction, unconfined compressive strength (UCS), California bearing ratio (CBR), and permeability have been conducted on un-stabilized and Construction Demolition Waste (CDW) stabilized clayey soil. The outcomes revealed that the addition of CDW in poor soil reduced both maximum dry density and optimum moisture content. The UCS, CBR, and permeability got improved on adding optimum content of CDW in poor clayey soil. The secant modulus also increased on addition of the CDW in virgin soil. The regression analysis performed for different tests showed good agreement of laboratory results with predicted values. Thus, it can be revealed that using CDW in stabilization of poor clayey soil will not only solve the problem of its disposal but will also be cost effective and protect the environment.

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Sharma, A., Sharma, R.K. Strength and Drainage Characteristics of Poor Soils Stabilized with Construction Demolition Waste. Geotech Geol Eng 38, 4753–4760 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-020-01324-3

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