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<p>Insufficient resilience of the natural environment is one of the many problems with the foundation of linear structures, and one of the ways to solve the foundation of a linear structure is the stabilization of soils. Fine-grained soils are problematic for traffic construction. The properties of clay soils change due to climatic conditions. They swell and become plastic in the presence of water, shrink in dry conditions, increase in volume, and freeze due to frost. Improving the properties of fine-grained soils with lime is a suitable solution to the problem in traffic construction. The purpose of soil improvement is to modify soil properties such as creating soil without cavities and gaps, increasing shear strength, reduce compressibility and permeability, the soil must be able to transfer the load without further settling (or unnatural compression). Soil improvement can be defined as an intervention in the natural geological environment or artificially built earth structures (embankments, notches), the purpose of which is to increase the resistance of the subsoil, achieve even settlement of the structure or object, accelerate consolidation, optimally build earth structures, etc. We can encounter the stabilization of the subsoil in all types of constructions, but most often in line constructions and water management construction. In our article, we focus on the effects of soil treatment with lime. The treated soil was F8 (CH) clay with high plasticity.</p>
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Insufficient resilience of the natural environment is one of the many problems with the foundation of linear structures, and one of the ways to solve the foundation of a linear structure is the stabilization of soils. Fine-grained soils are problematic for traffic construction. The properties of clay soils change due to climatic conditions. They swell and become plastic in the presence of water, shrink in dry conditions, increase in volume, and freeze due to frost. Improving the properties of fine-grained soils with lime is a suitable solution to the problem in traffic construction. The purpose of soil improvement is to modify soil properties such as creating soil without cavities and gaps, increasing shear strength, reduce compressibility and permeability, the soil must be able to transfer the load without further settling (or unnatural compression). Soil improvement can be defined as an intervention in the natural geological environment or artificially built earth structures (embankments, notches), the purpose of which is to increase the resistance of the subsoil, achieve even settlement of the structure or object, accelerate consolidation, optimally build earth structures, etc. We can encounter the stabilization of the subsoil in all types of constructions, but most often in line constructions and water management construction. In our article, we focus on the effects of soil treatment with lime. The treated soil was F8 (CH) clay with high plasticity.

Effect of Lime Filling on the Compactibility of Clay Soils

Department of Geotechnics, Faculty of Civil Engineering

Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Insufficient resilience of the natural environment is one of the many problems with the foundation of linear structures, and one of the ways to solve the...

Effect of Lime Filling on the Compactibility of Clay Soils

Published Online: Dec 14, 2022

Page range: 501 - 506

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cee-2022-0047

Keywords
Stabilization, Soil treatment, Lime, Proctor standard, Laboratory test

© 2022 Roman Bulko et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Effect of Lime Filling on the Compactibility of Clay Soils

Published Online: Dec 14, 2022

Page range: 501 - 506

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cee-2022-0047

KeywordsStabilization, Soil treatment, Lime, Proctor standard, Laboratory test

© 2022 Roman Bulko et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Stabilization, Soil treatment, Lime, Proctor standard, Laboratory test