Title: Changing the physical, chemical properties of alkaline soil stabilised with industrial waste material tile dust

Authors: Jasbir Saini; Dharmender Kumar Soni; A.K. Mandal

Addresses: NIT Kurukshetra, Mirzapur Part, Kurukshetra, Haryana 136119, India ' Civil Engineering Department, NIT Kurukshetra, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India ' Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, India

Abstract: The main objective of this research work is the improvement of pavements' load-bearing capacity that are constructed on Kurukshetra alkaline soils by tile dust. Soil samples from Pehowa-Kurukshetra road are collected and put under testing for enhancing their properties by tile dust at different dosages ranging from 2-12%. Finally, the test result has reviewed that the maximum dry density gets minimised and the optimum moisture content gets increased with the supplement of admixture. Tests including California bearing ratio test (CBR) and unconfined compression tests (UCS) are done for evaluating the strength properties of alkaline soil. Chemical test due to the reaction in the submerged condition is performed in CSSRI lab in Karnal Haryana. At last, the test results specify that the tile dust significantly enhances the performance of soil. Thereby, the improved soil is utilised as a good sub-base in flexible pavements in construction work.

Keywords: Kurukshetra; tile dust; alkaline soils; admixture; California bearing ratio test; CBR; unconfined compression tests; UCS; optimum moisture; CSSRI lab; chemical test; construction work.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMSI.2020.107303

International Journal of Materials and Structural Integrity, 2020 Vol.14 No.1, pp.65 - 84

Received: 23 Mar 2019
Accepted: 22 Aug 2019
Published online: 12 May 2020 *