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Expansive soil modified by iron tailing sand and calcium carbide slag as subgrade material

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  • Chengfu Chu

    (Hefei University of Technology)

  • Meihuang Zhan

    (Hefei University of Technology)

  • Qi Feng

    (Hefei University of Technology
    Nanjing Tech University)

  • Yongfeng Deng

    (Southeast University)

  • Dong Li

    (Hefei University of Technology)

  • Fusheng Zha

    (Hefei University of Technology)

  • Xiaoliang Hou

    (Hefei University of Technology)

Abstract

Expansive soil encounters large changes in strength and volume with the water content alteration for rich in hydrophilic montmorillonite minerals. It can be physically/chemically modified to suppress the water sensitivity by mixing with recycled industrial by-products (iron tailing sand and calcium carbide slag in this case) as the backfilling material of subgrades for the engineering practices. The specimens were prepared with 30% iron tailing sand and 6–12% calcium carbide slag. Atterberg consistency limit, the free swelling index, loaded swelling rate, unconfined compressive strength, water stability, and microstructure were determined at the preset curing times. The results showed that after modification, the free swelling index decreased to below 30%, satisfying the requirements for the expressway subgrade. The loaded swelling rate was negative under loading and soaking condition, indicating compressibility. The compressibility was evident from the peak value with a calcium carbide slag content of 10%, and a similar trend was observed for the evolution of unconfined compressive strength. With the increase in calcium carbide slag content, the water stability coefficient of modified soil also increases. The pore size distribution was of typical bi-modal characteristics, and the modification just dominated the large porosity. The microstructure was the densest, and the fewest inter-aggregate pore volume was observed at the calcium carbide slag optimal content, 10%.

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  • Chengfu Chu & Meihuang Zhan & Qi Feng & Yongfeng Deng & Dong Li & Fusheng Zha & Xiaoliang Hou, 2023. "Expansive soil modified by iron tailing sand and calcium carbide slag as subgrade material," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 25(9), pages 10393-10410, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:endesu:v:25:y:2023:i:9:d:10.1007_s10668-022-02498-x
    DOI: 10.1007/s10668-022-02498-x
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