Effect of portland cement mixing on soil properties | |
| Author | Awal, A. S. M. Abdul |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.AE-79-16 |
| Subject(s) | Soil stabilization Portland cement--Additives |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Field and laboratory experiments were conducted with the acid sulphate soil of Bangkok Plain at the Asian Institute of Technology in order to investigate the effect of the addition of small amount of Portland Cement mixing at different rates and durations of moist curing on soil pH, plasticity of the soil, grain size distribution of the soil, and infiltration rate of the soil. Cement of which the major component is calcium oxide, gave the liming effect by increasing the pH of the soil depending upon the quantity mixed with it. With the increase in the quantity of Cement, pH of the soil increased. Plasticity Index, a measure of soil plasticity, was found to be decreased with the increase in time and amount of cement mixing. It has been observed that the addition of cement reduced the amount of colloids and clays whilst slightly increasing the amount of silt and fine sand by cementing the finer particles into bigger ones. Field experiment on infiltration showed the infiltration rate to be increased with the increase in the amount of cement mixing and with the increase in curing time. |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development |
| Department | Department of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (Former title: Department of Food Agriculture, and BioResources (DFAB)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Agricultural and Food Engineering (AE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Apichart Anukularmphai |
| Examination Committee(s) | Singh, Gajendra ;Balasubramaniam, A.S. ;Olesen, Svend Elsnab |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | King's Scholarship, Thailand |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1979 |