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Effects of different chloride salts on granite residual soil: properties and water–soil chemical interaction mechanisms

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Abstract

Purpose

Soil salinization is a common concern; the physical and mechanical properties of soil play an important role in the process of salinization for the stability of land sites. This study aims to clarify the different chlorine salts on the critical threshold of soil physical and mechanical properties under a flowing state and investigate the mechanism.

Method

In this study, using the self-developed water–soil chemical circulation system, the granite residual soil was soaked in NaCl and CaCl2 solutions of different concentrations for 7/14 days, and then the soil’s physical, mechanical and microscopic properties were studied.

Results

The results reveal that the decrease in liquid limit and plastic limit of soil samples soaked in CaCl2 solution is greater than that of NaCl solution. When the two chloride solutions were soaked for 7 days, the soil compressibility showed a trend of “first increasing and then decreasing” with the raise of salt concentration, and the shear strength indexes displayed a trend of “first decreasing and then increasing.” After soaking for 14 days, the compressibility of soil samples exhibited a trend of “first decreasing, then increasing, and finally decreasing” with the increase of salt concentration, while the shear strength indexes of soil samples remained basically unchanged, but the internal friction angle of soil samples tended to increase overall with the increase of salt concentration. Finally, the influence mechanism of soil physical and mechanical properties change is explained from the perspective of microstructure, and it is proposed that iron aluminum cement and clay minerals are the key substances that determine the water–soil chemical interaction.

Conclusion

The findings can provide some guidance for the sustainable development of coastal saline land areas.

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The authors are grateful to the anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments on the manuscript.

Funding

This research is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (42277142, 41877229, 42102303), Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation (2018B030311066).

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  1. School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, 519082, China

    Yang Chen, Liansheng Tang, Yanghai Ye, Zihua Cheng & Zixiao Zhou

  2. Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Geodynamics and Geohazards, Zhuhai, 519082, China

    Yang Chen, Liansheng Tang, Yanghai Ye, Zihua Cheng & Zixiao Zhou

  3. Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai, 519082, China

    Yang Chen, Liansheng Tang, Yanghai Ye, Zihua Cheng & Zixiao Zhou

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Yang Chen, Liansheng Tang, and Yanghai Ye planned and designed the research. Yang Chen, Liansheng Tang, Yanghai Ye, Zihua Cheng, and Zixiao Zhou conducted laboratory analysis. Yang Chen, Liansheng Tang, and Yanghai Ye wrote the manuscript. All authors contributed critically to the drafts and gave final approval for publication.

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Chen, Y., Tang, L., Ye, Y. et al. Effects of different chloride salts on granite residual soil: properties and water–soil chemical interaction mechanisms. J Soils Sediments 23, 1844–1856 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-023-03445-7

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