Soil Stabilization and

Compaction

What is soil?

Properties of Soil

Swell and Shrinkage

Bank-measure volume

Loose-measure volume

Compacted volume

Percent Swell

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Percent Shrinkage

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[Insert table for swell factor]

Example

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Types of Soils

Gravel

sand

Silt

Clay

Organic matter

Combinations of these types

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Soil Tests

Laboratory Tests

Field Test

Nuclear Determination of Moisture Density of Soils

Soil Stabilization

Methods of Stabilizing Soils

1.

Blending and Mixing heterogeneous soils to produce more

homogeneous soils.

2.

Incorporating hydrated lime into soils that are high in clay content.

3.

Blending asphalt with the soil.

4.

Mixing Portland cement with the soil.

5.

Incorporating various types of salts into the soils.

6.

Incorporating certain chemicals into the soils.

7.

Compacting the soil thoroughly after they are processed.

Blending and Mixing Soils

Stabilizing Soils with Hydrated Lime

Asphalt-Soil Stabilization

Cement-Soil Stabilization

Specification For
Compacting Soils

Types of Specification

Types of Compacting
Equipment

Methods of Compactions
1.

Kneading action

2.

Static Weight

3.

Vibration

4.

Impact

5.

Explosives

Types of Compacting Equipment

1. Tamping Rollers

Types of Compacting Equipment

2. Smooth-wheel Rollers

Types of Compacting Equipment

3. Pneumatic-tired Rollers

Types of Compacting Equipment

Pressure Bulb Theory of Load Distribution

Types of Compacting Equipment

Pneumatic-tired Rollers with variable inflation pressures

Types of Compacting Equipment

4. Vibrating Compactors

Types of Compacting Equipment

Types of Compactors

Vibrating sheeps-foot rollers

Vibrating steel-drum rollers

Vibrating pneumatic-tired rollers

Vibrating plates or shoes

Types of Compacting Equipment

5. Manually Operated Vibratory Plate Compactors

Types of Compacting Equipment

6. Manually Operated Vibratory Tamping compactors

Types of Compacting Equipment

7. Manually Operated Rammer Compactors

Types of Compacting Equipment

8. Densification of Soils by Explosive Vibrations

Types of Compacting Equipment

9. Deep densification of soils Using a Terra-probe Vibrator