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Mechanical Properties, Shrinkage and Microstructural Evaluation of Stabilised Intermediate Silty Clay for Low-Volume Roads

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Low-volume roads are anticipated to have less traffic and provide access to socio-economic activities in rural areas. The present study deals with the stabilisation of soil with locally available waste materials, i.e. low calcium fly ash (FA) and brick dust (BD). These two wastes are available abundantly and lead to an increase in pollution levels. Initially, lime was added to make the silty clayey soils plastic-free. The initial consumption of lime was found to be 5%. Then, the soil was stabilised with cement fly ash and cement brick dust techniques for strength, durability and shrinkage evaluation. The cement was varied from 2 to 8% with FA and BD by fixing the ratio to 1:3 as per AASHTO guidelines. The unconfined compressive strength (UCS), indirect tensile strength test and California bearing ratio were conducted for strength evaluation. The wetting and drying cycles were evaluated for durability analysis. The linear shrinkage cracking was evaluated after the curing period of 28 days. It was observed that there was a magnificent increase in strength and durability values. The maximum UCS attained value was so high that it could act as a replacement for the granular sub-base layer in the pavement structure. The linear shrinkage evaluated at fixed relative humidity was significantly reduced. The statistical analysis reported that there was a significant difference between the two admixtures. The utilisation of these wastes not only enhances strength, but also deficits the cost of construction along with reducing the pollutants in the environment.

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Mahto, S.K., Sinha, S. & Kumar, A. Mechanical Properties, Shrinkage and Microstructural Evaluation of Stabilised Intermediate Silty Clay for Low-Volume Roads. Arab J Sci Eng 49, 4675–4684 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-023-08169-x

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