Evaluation of Soil Modification Mixing Procedures

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• Creators:
  Parsons, Robert L. ; Johnson, Chad P. ; Cross, Stephen A.
• Corporate Contributors:
  University of Kansas ; Kansas. Dept. of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Calcium Oxide Clay Kansas Lime Slurry Mixing Recommendations Soil Lime Mixtures Soil Stabilization Soil Tests Subgrade (Pavements)
• Publication/ Report Number:
  Report No. K-TRAN: KU-00-6
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Kansas
• TRIS Online Accession Number:
  00812526
• Corporate Publisher:
  Kansas. Dept. of Transportation
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-Soils and Geology
• Abstract:
  Lime is routinely used as a soil modification agent in Kansas to improve the performance of subgrade soils with the primary goal of reducing volume change. Effective mixing of lime and soil is critical to ensuring that the expected improvements occur throughout the soil mass. The results are presented herein on the effectiveness of current soil-lime mixing and construction procedures for five soils treated with powdered quicklime or lime slurry. A series of tests was
  
  performed on each soil as part of the evaluation process. Test procedures included field density determination, dynamic cone penetrometer, unconfined compression, lime content, pH, Atterberg limits, swell testing, and determination of the maximum unit weights and optimum moisture contents for the native soil and lime treated soil. The effect of significantly reducing the mellowing period for ease of construction was evaluated and determined to negatively affect subgrade compaction and strength due to high water contents remaining from the mixing process.
  
  Additionally, the results of the testing showed that two passes with a rotary mixer were sufficient to effectively pulverize and mix the soil and lime to achieve modification. However, the results also suggested that there was the potential for additional strength gains with additional mixing. The consistency of lime distribution on a larger scale was also evaluated and determined to be adequate at the locations observed, although there was some evidence that the mixing of soil with
  
  lime in a slurry form appeared to yield a more consistent final product than mixing with powdered quicklime. Several recommendations were proposed for consideration by KDOT for soil modification procedures.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  C-1149
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a703c8dccb67025fbe30a6c6dfdf34f06ecd5a0728d3141a72f295c8f47efdff
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/14515/dot_14515_DS1.pdf
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