What was done?

   
The government of Jordan has decided to start using the bituminous oil shale for
power generation and oil production resulting large amounts of ash. 
 
Why was it done? 
The western part of Amman, the capital of Jordan, holds a layer of 4 to 5 meters’
depth of problematic brown clay that exhibits a wide range of plasticity, swelling,
settlements, and low shear resistance. 
 
How was it done? 
The oil shale ash has been mixed with brown clay in different percentages and some
geotechnical parameters of the resulted mixtures have been measured and
analyzed. 
 
what was found? 
This research work studies the effect of bituminous oil shale ash, rich in lime, on the
characteristics of the silty-sandy brown clay that spreads on large areas in the middle
and northern areas of Jordan. 
 
What is the significance of the findings? 
The outcomes of this work show that there is a significant effect of the bituminous oil
shale ash on reducing the plasticity index of the mixture, on decreasing its dry unit
weight, as well as on increasing its compressive strength and permeability to a
certain percentage of added ash.

Student name;Lamar alhaj ali

Student ID;201910528