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WORKS SERVICES GROUP
5TH ENGINEERING CONFERENCE
Defending Guyanas Development
with Engineering Solutions
Project Title: Chemical Stabilization of Clay
Design Department
Presenter: Stephan Cheong
Date: February 5,2015
Outline of Presentation
Introduction to Soil Stabilization
Chemical Admixtures
Application of Soil Stabilization
Environmental Impacts
Engineering Properties of Clay
Standard Engineering Tests
Project Limits
Results and Analysis
Discussion
Flexible Pavement Design
Economical Consideration of Flexible Pavement
Benefits of Soil Stabilization
Conclusion
Recommendations
Introduction to Soil
Stabilization
Permanent physical and chemical alteration of soils
to enhance their physical properties.
Foundations
Environmental Impacts
Environmental Sodium
Rice Husk Lime
Parameter Hydroxide
PHYSICAL
Air: Dust Not Required Required Required
Control
measures when
transported
Water Quality Sodium toxicity Water quality is Ionizes to
results from high not affected Calcium cations
concentration of in water which
Sodium in water is beneficial for
but decreases human and fish
acidity of water health
due to low pH
Social
Health and Severely Harmless Harmless
Engineering Properties of
Clays
Their vulnerability to slow volume changes that can occur
increase in plasticity.
Standard Engineering Tests
Standard Tests
Key Engineering Properties
Liquid and Plastic Limit {ASTM Plasticity Index
D4318 -00}
Shrinkage Limit {ASTM D4943 -02} Shrinkage Potential
Standard Tests
Key Engineering
Properties
Modified Proctor {ASTM D1557 Compaction
-00}
California Bearing Ratio {ASTM Subgrade Strength
D1883 -99}
Settlement Potential of Cohesive Soil Permeability and
Soils {ASTM D4546 -03} Percent Settlement
Project Limits
Location of Disturbed Tested Sample: University of
Guyana
Soil Specif
Plastici Soil Shrinka
Type c ty Type ge
Gravit Index / *Plastici Limit/%
y % ty Chart
Values (ASTM D
2487)
Untreat 2.695 47.26 CH 13.62
ed Clay
Soil
Soil + 2.452
30% 35.75 MH 3.90
RHA
Soil + 2.504 26.87 MH 8.90
8%
Lime
Soil + 2.956 24.09 MH 7.47
10%
NaOH
Results and Analysis
From a financial point of view, Stabilization produces the
following relevant benefits:
more costly.
investigated admixture.
Rice husk ash was more effective in controlling volume changes and
improving permeability.
Recommendations
A complete and thorough Environmental and Social Impact
Assessment will be required.
The following items which are not part of the scope of research
are recommended areas of further study;