A LABORATORY STUDY ON THE PERFORMANCE OF EXPANSIVE SOIL SUBGRADE TREATED WITH SEASHELL POWDER AND FERRIC CHLORIDE

Authors

  • D. Koteswara Rao Professor of Civil Engineering & Director, Faculty Development Centre, JNTUK Kakinada, A.P, India
  • S. Vineela Post Graduate Student, Dept. of Civil Engineering, JNTU Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India,

Keywords:

Black cotton soil, Sea shell powder, Ferric Chloride, OMC, MDD, CBR

Abstract

Black cotton soils are one among the problematic soils that has a high potential of shrinking and swelling due to change of moisture content. The volume changes due to the shrink-swell behaviour of the soil cause excessive total and differential movements of overlying structures and embankments in addition to load induced settlement of the soil. Population growth leading to rapid urbanization requires various types of civil engineering infrastructures and facility services. The growing metropolitan cities need
more number of good lands for both construction activities and road development. The present study deals with the influence of sea shell powder and ferric chloride in stabilizing these problematic soils

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Published

2018-08-22

How to Cite

Rao, D. K. ., & Vineela, S. (2018). A LABORATORY STUDY ON THE PERFORMANCE OF EXPANSIVE SOIL SUBGRADE TREATED WITH SEASHELL POWDER AND FERRIC CHLORIDE. International Journal of Technical Innovation in Modern Engineering & Science, 4(8), 1040–1045. Retrieved from https://ijtimes.com/index.php/ijtimes/article/view/1169

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 8 (2018): Vol. 4 No. 8: Volume 4 Issue 8 (August-2018)

Section

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