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Strength and compressibility characteristics of soft Muar clay stabilised with lime and lime-rice husk ash

AuthorRamle, Anuar bin
Call NumberAIT Thesis no.GT-87-16
Subject(s)Soil mechanics--Malaysia
Shear strength of soils

NoteA thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology
PublisherAsian Institute of Technology
Series StatementThesis ; no. GT-87-16
AbstractLaboratory tests on lime and lime-rice husk ash stabilised clay from the Muar Flood Plain, Malaysia were carried out to study its improved properties and characteristics. Two types of· strength tests i. e unconfined compression and isotropically consolidated undrained triaxial compression tests were performed. Consolidation tests were carried out to study the compressibility data for settlement analysis. Lime content of 3% and 7% have been used throughout the study, while lime- ash treated samples were in the ratio of 1% lime to 4% ash. Treated samples have been found to show improvement in basic properties, strength and compressibility. Results showed that the response to lime and lime-ash stabiliation could be considered feasible . There are indications that factors affecting soil-lime and soil-lime ash stabilisation are similar, all these stabilised systems appear to behave in a likely manner in modifying the physico-chemical characteristics and increment in strength of clayey soil. Longer curing period was found to be beneficial to strength development of lime and .lime- rice husk ash stabilized soil.
Year1988
Corresponding Series Added EntryAsian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. GT-87-16
TypeThesis
SchoolSchool of Engineering and Technology (SET)
DepartmentOther Field of Studies (No Department)
Academic Program/FoSGeotechnical and Transportation Engineering (GT)
Chairperson(s)Balasubramaniam, A.S.
Examination Committee(s)Surachat Sambandharaksa ;Kuwano, Jiro
Scholarship Donor(s)US-ASEAN;
DegreeThesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1988


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