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Lime Stabilization
Lime Stabilization
STABILIZATION
INTRODUCTION:
Lime has been used as a soil stabilizer for roads from olden days
Lime
The
type of lime depends upon the parent rock and production process.
TYPES OF LIME
HYDRATED LIME:
Hydrated lime is the most commonly used one for
soil stabilization.
Lime is also used in combination with other
admixtures like fly ash,cement, bitumen etc.
HYDRATED
LIME
ENGG PROPERTIES
Lime stabilization creates a number of
important engineering properties in soils:
Improved strength
Improved resistance to fracture, fatigue, and
permanent deformation
Improved resilient properties;
Reduced swelling
Resistance to the damaging effects of moisture.
REACTIONS
BENEFITS
CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES
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