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Geo Environmental Utilization of Iron-Filing with Cement in Soil Stabilization

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  • M. ATTOM

    (Civil Engineering Department, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE)

  • MATHEW KOU

    (Civil Engineering Department, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE)

  • N. AL-AKHRAS

    (Civil Engineering Department, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE)

Abstract

The extensive use of steel in the construction industry results in the production of a huge amount of iron filing. This huge amount becomes a serious hazardous material to the environmental. However, this material can be utilized in different engineering disciplines especially in civil and geo environmental engineering applications. This paper presents the use of iron filing materials mixed with cement to improve the shear strength of clayey soils. Two types of expensive clayey soils that are known to have low shear strength were obtained and mixed with iron filing-cement mixtures at different percentages: 2%, 4%, 6%, 8% and 10% by dry weight of the soil. The ratio of iron filing to cement used was 2:1. Direct Shear tests were conducted on all samples to determine the shear strength of the soils. The tests were conducted after 2 and 7 days from the curing time. It was found that the addition of 10% of the iron filing-cement mix will significantly increase the shear strength parameters of the two types of the clay. The shear strength increases by 79% and 162% when soil 1 and soil 2 are mixed with 10% of iron filing-cement mixture, respectively. It was also observed that the shear strength increased slightly over the duration of the curing time from 2 to 7 days. The research result implies that this material can be used in soil stabilization and further reduce the impact of this material on environment.

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  • M. Attom & Mathew Kou & N. Al-Akhras, 2016. "Geo Environmental Utilization of Iron-Filing with Cement in Soil Stabilization," International Journal of Technology and Engineering Studies, PROF.IR.DR.Mohid Jailani Mohd Nor, vol. 2(2), pages 32-37.
    • Handle: RePEc:apa:ijtess:2016:p:32-37
    DOI: 10.20469/ijtes.2.40001-2
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    1. Yu Wang & Roaa H. Latief & Hasan Al-Mosawe & Hussein K. Mohammad & Amjad Albayati & Jonathan Haynes, 2021. "Influence of Iron Filing Waste on the Performance of Warm Mix Asphalt," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(24), pages 1-17, December.
    2. Hanin Atwany & Mousa Attom & Mohammad O. Hamdan & Bassam A. Abu-Nabah & Abdul Hai Alami, 2018. "Evaluating thermal conductivity of desert sand under different initial physical properties," Journal of Advances in Technology and Engineering Research, A/Professor Akbar A. Khatibi, vol. 4(6), pages 236-240.
    3. S. M. Siao & Y. R. Chen & L. Y. Shu, 2019. "Kalman filter observation error model applied to vehicle tracking dynamic obstacle correction," Journal of Advances in Technology and Engineering Research, A/Professor Akbar A. Khatibi, vol. 5(3), pages 116-124.
    4. G. Turkoglu Demirkol & M. S. Ozcoban & N. Tufekci, 2017. "Removal rate of compacted clay soil in the batch and continuous reactors and its permeability," Journal of Advances in Technology and Engineering Research, A/Professor Akbar A. Khatibi, vol. 3(5), pages 176-183.

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