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Soil stabilization of clay with lignin, rice husk powder and ash

  • Canakci, Hanifi (Department of Civil Engineering, University of Gaziantep) ;
  • Aziz, Aram (Department of Civil Engineering, University of Gaziantep) ;
  • Celik, Fatih (Department of Civil Engineering, University of Gaziantep)
  • Received : 2014.06.12
  • Accepted : 2014.09.17
  • Published : 2015.01.25

Abstract

This article presents the result of laboratory study conducted on expansive soil specimens treated with lignin, rice husk powder (RHP) and rice husk ash (RHA). The amount of lignin produced from paper industry and RHP were varied from 0 to 20% and RHA from 0 to 10% by weight. The treated specimens were subjected to unconfined compressive strength (UCS),swelling test and Atterberg limit tests. The effect of additives on UCS and atterberg limit test results were reported. It was observed that the additives and curing duration had a significant effect on the strength value of treated specimens. Generally (except the sample treated with 20% RHP for 3-day) with increasing additive and curing duration the UCS value increases. A RHP content of 15% was found to be the optimum with regard to 3-day cure UCS.

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