Journal
ENGINEERING GEOLOGY
Volume 293, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2021.106291
Keywords
Calcium bentonite; Pulp mill fly ash; Soil stabilization; Undrained shear strength; Compressibility behavior; Microstructural analysis
Funding
- NSERC CRD [11R77115]
- TransCanada
- ConeTec
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The study found that a mixture of 10% Ca-bentonite and 30% PFA is the optimum dosage for improving compressibility of organic soil, significantly enhancing the strength and compressibility of the soil.
This paper presents findings of the effect of calcium bentonite (Ca-bentonite) and pulp mill fly ash (PFA) on the compressibility behavior, and microstructural evolution of organic soil. A natural soil consisting of 26% organic matter was collected from the wetlands in the Wabasca region, Northern Alberta, Canada. A various mix design was prepared for the laboratory tests with the addition of 5%, 8%, 10%, 12%, 15%, and 20% Ca-bentonite with constant 30% PFA. One-dimensional consolidation tests were carried out to evaluate compressibility behavior of the stabilized organic soil. In addition, fall cone tests were conducted to evaluate change in undrained shear streth of soil after stabilization. A series of scanning electron microscope (SEM) tests with energy dispersive X-ray (EDS) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) experiments were conducted to investigate the microstructural and chemical aspects of the organic soil treated with Ca-bentonite and PFA. The results showed that a mixture of 10% Ca-bentonite with 30% PFA was the optimum dosage for improving compressibility of organic soil regardless of the curing method. Microstructural and chemical analysis revealed that the mineralogical and morphological of the stabilized organic soil were affected due to the pozzolanic reaction. The results showed that Cabentonite and PFA were able to considerably improve the strength and compressibility of the selected organic soil.
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