INTRODUCTION

Clayey soil has low Bearing capacity because of low or lack of

friction between the soil particles, so it must be Stabilised to
minimise the settlement of the Structure.
Cement, Lime, Fly Ash, Fibre are some of the materials that
can be mixed with clayey soil at an optimum percentage to
stabilise the soil.
When lime is added to a reactive soil it produces stable
calcium silicate hydrates and calcium aluminate hydrates as
the calcium from the lime reacts with the aluminates and
silicates solubilized from the clay. The full-term pozzolanic
reaction can continue for a very long period of time, even
decades -- as long as enough lime is present and the pH
remains high (above 10).

OBJECTIVES
To increasing shear strength of clay by
introducing lime columns and by mixing the clay
with different percentage of lime.
To predict the effectiveness of lime column and
improving shear strength of the clay in radial
direction.
To determine the optimum percentage of lime
required to be mixed with the clay soil for
maximum increase in the shear strength.

METHODOLOGY
Clay bed compacted to its maximum dry density at
OPTIMUM MOISTURE CONTENT(OMC) will be formed in a
circular tank.
The lime column of diameter D and length 4D will be
formed in the clay bed.
Unconfined compressive strength of clay sample taken at
various radial distance from center of lime column will be
determined.
The clay soil will be mixed with various percentage of
lime. These clay-lime mixture will be compacted to their
maximum density at OMC. Unconfined compressive
strength of cylindrical specimen taken from these soil-lime
mixture will be determined at various time interval of
curing.
LITERATURE REVIEW
Strength distribution of Soft Clay surround Lime Column a paper
by Agus Setyo Muntohar, Indonesia and Hung Jiun Liao, Taiwan.
Abstract-The research studied the strength distribution surround
the installed lime-column in the radial from the centre of column.
Result-The increased soil strength is a result of the lime migrates
into and reacts with soil. The lime can penetrate into soil up to 4 x D
in radial direction, but mainly influenced zone is up to 2 x D.
Experimental study on mechanical behaviour of fiber-reinforced
clayey sand a paper by Farhad Hassan Beigi, Abbas Qhadimi Bu-Ali
Sina University, Department of Civil Engineering, Hamedan, Iran
Abstract- The effect of fiber and moisture contents on unconfined
compression strength(UCS) were studied and analyzed.
Result- The fiber insertion causes an increase in UCS in the clayey
sand and increase in Ductility of soil with low moisture content.


Works completed
Clay sample has been collected from
Thanakankulam Kammai.
The field moisture content and specific gravity
of the Clay sample has been found.
Samples has been oven dried and pulverized
to perform experiment to find the Atterberg
limits and Optimum Moisture Content of the
Clay soil.
REFERENCES

STABILIZATION OF PHOSPHATIC CLAY WITH LIME
COLUMNS Florida Institute of Phosphate Research.
A Book on Soil Mechanics Dr . Arora.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_content - Moisture
content of Soil
Rapid Soil Stabilization of Soft Clay Soils for
Contingency Airfields-Susan Rafalko.
IS:2720 Part 3 Section 2 Specific Gravity of Fine
Grained Soil.
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