Predictive Modelling and Functional Group of Clay Soil Treated with Steel Slag and Calcium Carbide Residue
Keywords:
Pavement Layers, CBR, MLR Analysis, FTIR Analysis, Stabilised clay soilAbstract
Swell-shrink subgrade soils like clay are rich in sulphate and exhibit a high rate of volume change by swelling and shrinking during wet and dry cycles, respectively, leading to heaves, cracks, and differential settlement of pavement layers. The aim of this study was to establish predictive simulation models and functional group of clay soil treated with steel slag and calcium carbide residue. Physical and geotechnical tests (such as California bearing
ratio (CBR), compaction characteristics, and consistency parameters) were carried out on the unstabilised and stabilised clay soil. Using SPSS statistical software (version 23), multiple linear regression analysis was applied to the experimental data that relate CBR to compaction parameters and additive contents (steel slag and calcium carbideresidues). The generated models gave a reliable coefficient of determination, R2, of 0.990, and 0.998, which can be
used to successfully predict both unsoaked and soaked CBR of the stabilised clay soil, respectively. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis was examined on the clay soil, the additives, and the stabilised clay soils. The FTIR analysis showed weak peaks at 1115 and 1103 cm-1 for all the stabilised clay soils, and this revealed that both
additives drastically reduced the sulphate content in the clay soil, which consequently reduced the expansion, cracking, and disintegration rates. As a result, the clay soil's chemical bonding was enhanced through physico-chemical mechanisms.
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