Journal
COLD REGIONS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 161, Issue -, Pages 32-42Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2019.03.003
Keywords
Lime stabilization; Saline soil; Freeze-thaw cycles; Unconfined compressive strength; Microstructure
Funding
- State Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China for International Cooperation and Exchange [41820104001]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [41430642]
- Special Fund for Major Scientific Instruments of the National Natural Science Foundation of China [41627801]
- Science and Technology Development Program of Jilin Province, China [20180520064JH]
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The Song-Nen Plain in northeastern China holds one of the three largest expanses of soda saline-alkali soil in the world. Due to its disadvantageous geotechnical properties, the saline soil in this area is unable to meet the needs of construction projects. This study evaluates the stabilizing effect of adding lime to such soils. Specifically, it investigates how the physicochemical and mechanical properties and microstructure of soda saline-alkali soil are altered by lime and how these changes are affected by both freeze-thaw cycling and the duration of curing. The results reveal that adding lime to saline soil transforms clay particles into sand and silt particles and causes the pore size distribution (PSD) to become bimodal, with small-pore and macropore populations. An increase in lime content leads to an increase in the unconfined compressive strength (UCS) but a gradual decrease in both the cation exchange capacity (CEC) and plastic index. Freeze-thaw cycles break up coarse particles and aggregate finer particles, increasing the diameter of macropores and decreasing the USC; however, the effect on specimens with > 9% lime is negligible. It is further shown that the geotechnical properties of the soil change immediately after the addition of lime, indicating that the cation exchange reaction takes place very quickly. Furthermore, the pozzolanic reaction leads to an increase in the percentage of sand-sized particles and a decrease in porosity after 28 days of curing. Overall, these results indicate that it is feasible to use lime to improve the engineering properties of soda saline-alkali soil in this area.
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