Geotechnical Study of Expansive Soil Treated with Nano-Calcium Carbonate Materials in Al-Faw City, Southern Iraq
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Soil stabilization with tiny particles is a newly investigated topic that has mostly been studied in the laboratory and requires additional investigation before it can be applied in the field. The present study studies nano-calcium carbonate, an almost unknown nanomaterial addition for swelling soil stability. The study ascertains the ideal proportion of nano-calcium carbonate to improve soil. Soil samples were divided into three groups. The first group only mixed genuine soil with 4% lime, the second group mixed only natural soil with different percentages of nano-calcium carbonate (0.3%, 0.7%, 1.1%, and 1.5%), the third group was outfitted by changing the percentages of nano-calcium carbonate, i.e., 0.3%, 0.7%, 1.1%, and 1.5%, added to the mixture (soil plus 4% lime). Several tests were performed on this mixture, with all samples exposed to time for cure at 1, 7, and 28 days. The results showed an improvement in the Atterberg’s limits, as they decreased with increasing the percentage of lime and nano-calcium carbonate addition. It also showed an improvement in the unconfined Compression Strength (UCS). The ideal dosage for improving UCS was 0.7% nano-calcium carbonate and lime addition, which generated a UCS at 28 days of curing, nearly five times more than untreated soil.
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