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Stabilization of leachate contaminated soils using industrial by-products

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This paper reports the results from an experimental program to examine the effects of adding fly ash and rice husk ash on select geotechnical characteristics of industrial leachate contaminated plastic soils obtained from multiple sites of two different cities in Pakistan. The analysis revealed that the addition of fly ash and rice husk ash in a textile leachate contaminated soil could significantly reduce the plasticity and compression indices while improving both undrained shear strength and compaction characteristics. Similarly, adding fly ash in a paper leachate contaminated soil resulted in marked decrease in compression and plasticity indices, accompanied with a significant increase in undrained shear strength. Based on comprehensive chemical analysis and the results of scanning electron microscopy imaging, the stabilization mechanism of contaminated soils has been presented that would enhance our understanding of this complex process. Furthermore, the practical implication of this study has been demonstrated with the help of a simple case study, whereby a leachate contaminated soil taken from a different site has been treated and results have been presented to demonstrate immediate practical significance of this work.

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Technical and financial assistance from both University of Engineering and Technology Lahore Pakistan and Ningxia University China is gratefully acknowledged. The authors would also like to thank the reviewers for their valuable comments and suggestions.

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Management and Technology (UMT), Lahore, Pakistan

    Abdul Waqar Akhtar

  2. Ningxia University, Yinchuan, China

    Jahanzaib Israr

  3. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology Lahore, Punjab, 54890, Pakistan

    Jahanzaib Israr

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Akhtar, A.W., Israr, J. Stabilization of leachate contaminated soils using industrial by-products. Arab J Geosci 14, 373 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-021-06715-1

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