Laboratory Investigation For Stabilization Of Clayey Soil In Kashmir Valley

  Mir Aamir Fayaz,  Rajat Balyan,  Pooja Sharma

The main focus of this research was to improve the strength of clayey soil & to obtain a optimum amount of soil-Cement-Recron mix. The objective of study was to increase the strength of clayey soil using Cement & Recron fiber. As we know Recron act as a reinforcing material. As clay shows high shrinkage, swell characteristics & low bearing capacity especially under sub-grade, Therefore, there is a need to improve the strength characteristics of soil. So the main focus of this research was to increase the strength characteristics of soil. The tests performed in laboratory was Pycnometer test for specific gravity, Casagrande’s test for liquid limit, plastic limit test, Standard proctor test for determination of OMC & MDD & modified proctor test. Proportion of the Recron used was 0.4, 0.7, 1.0, 2.0 & 4.0 % & proportion of cement was 3, 5, 7%. The cement was optimised at 5%, 6mm hollow recron fiber at 0.7%, . The CBR value was found peak at 7% cement content with value of 73.2, 0.7% 6mm recron fiber has 11.2. From the results it was verified that 0.7% Recron content is more economical than 5% cement content.

Keywords- Recron fibre, Cement, Stabilization, Specific gravity, CBR, OMC, MDD

Unique Identification Number - IJEDR1803006
Page Number(s) - 30-35
Pubished in - Volume 6 | Issue 3 | July 2018
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Publisher - IJEDR (ISSN - 2321-9939)

  Mir Aamir Fayaz,  Rajat Balyan,  Pooja Sharma,   "Laboratory Investigation For Stabilization Of Clayey Soil In Kashmir Valley", International Journal of Engineering Development and Research (IJEDR), ISSN:2321-9939, Volume.6, Issue 3, pp.30-35, July 2018, Available at :http://www.ijedr.org/papers/IJEDR1803006.pdf