Soil cement

• Submitted by :-
• Name :- Jogesh Nayak

• Regd no. :-F22113001031

• Branch :-civil Engineering
• Subject :-Pr.3 Technical Seminar
• Semester:- 4th
• Session :-2023-2024
• Year :-2nd
• Guided by:-
• Name:- Ashish Nayak
 contents
 Introduction
 Why use soil cement ?
 Raw materials
 How is soil cement built ?
 Types of soil cement
 Performance
 Applications
 Advantage
 Disadvantages
 Conclusion
 INTRODUCTI
ON
 Soil cement is compacted mixture of soil/aggregate ,Portland
cement ,water.
 It is also known as cement stabilization of soil or cement treated
aggregate & it is widely used as low cost pavement base.
 It has good compressive and shear strength ,but is brittle & has low
tensile strength.so it is prone to performing cracks
 WHY USE SOIL
CEMENT?
 Failing granular-base pavements, with or without their old
bituminous mats , can be salvaged ,strengthened & reclaimed as
soil-cement pavements.
 This is an efficient ,economical way of rebuilding pavements .
Since approximately 90 % of the material used is already in
place ,handling & hauling costs are cut to a minimum .
 RAW
MATERIALS

 Soil /aggregate
 Portland cement
 Water
 HOW IS SOIL CEMENT
BUILT ?
 Before construction begins simple laboratory test establish the
cement content , compaction & water requirement of the soil
material to be used.
 During construction tests are made to see that the requirements are
being met . Testing ensures that the mixture will have strength and
long-term durability . No guesswork is involved .
 Soil-cement can be mixed in place or in a central mixing plant .
Central mixing plants can be used where borrow material is
involved.
 TYPES OF SOIL-
CEMENT
 Cement-modified soil (CMS)
 Soil-cement base (SCB)
 Cemented-treated base (CTB)
 Acrylic copolymer (Rhino snot)
 PERFORMANCE OF SOIL
CEMENT

 Its slab like characteristics and beam strength are unmatched by

granular bases.
 Hard, rigid soil-cement resists cyclic cold , rain & spring- thaw
damage.
 Cement stabilizes the soil in two ways . First, it reduces the soil
plasticity, especially for the soil in which there is high amount of
clay particles .And the second is cementation for fine grained silty
and clayey soil .
 PROPERTIES OF SOIL

 Load vs Deformation
 APPLICATIONS
 Earth embankment
 Pavements
 Soil-cement bricks
 ADVANTAGES
 Reduce cost
 Eliminate waste
 Improve strength
 Decrease volume change characteristics
 Improve performance
 DISADVANTAGES
 Can not operate if moisture of soil above 10% .
 Cracks may form in soil cement .
 It requires extra labour .
 It is not suitable for some type of soil .
 The quantity of water must be sufficient for hydration of
cement and making the mixture workable.
 CONCLUSION
 As a civil engineer our aim is economy without losing
strength . Hence soil-cement is best choice for low traffic
pavements . Soil-cement bricks are eco-friendly with nature .