PRESENTATION BY,

SRI PAVAN KUMAR.V.

 DEFINITION:
Chemical or mechanical treatment designed
to increase the stability of a soil mass and
improve its engineering properties.
 CONCEPT:
Modification of soil structure and the
reduction of the moisture content of cohesive
soils lead to a considerable improvement in
bearing capacity. Modification of soil structure
is the concept of soil stabilization.
 PURPOSE OF SOIL STABILISATION:
strength improvement
Dust control
Soil waterproofing
 ADVANTAGES:
Slope Failures
Bridge Failures
Structural failures
These above failures can be eliminated by
stabilizing the soil.
 SOIL PROPERTIES TO BE EVALUATED:
Shear strength
Density
Permeability.
Surface Area.
Atmospheric Conditions.
Compaction
Altering size distribution
 Drying
Compaction has following effects on the soil:
Increases density
Increases strength
Reduces permeability
B) ALTERING SIZE DISTRIBUTION:
Performance of soil can be greatly improved
by drying in sun or oven
Combination of chemical & physical reactions.
Materials known as stabilisers:
Lime
Cement
Bitumin
Soil must be clay which consists predominantly of
alumina & silica.
 Lime + clay=Flocculation - fine particles stick
together -size distribution changes ---->Physical
reaction
 Lime + clay =Lime + silica + alumina -cement gels -
---> Chemical reaction
 Lime + clay

Flocculation - fine
particles stick Lime + silica +
together -size alumina
distribution changes

cement
gels

Physical
chemical
reaction
reaction
 LIME STABILIZATION PROCEDURE.

• Pulverization and scarification

• Lime content
• Uniformity of mixing
• Compaction
• curing
Low volume road construction -base coarse
& wearing coarse.
Sub grade improvement for low & high
volume roads.
Granular soils with high sand/silt content
required.
Stabilised soils must be compacted &
protected (as with concrete) after
compaction.
High organic content soils not suitable.
High clay content soils not suitable.
 CEMENT STABILIZATION PROCEDURE

• Pulverization
• Cement content
• Moisture content
• Uniformity of mixing
• Compaction
• Curing.
• Cement stabilised soils usually stronger than
lime stabilised soils.
• Similar uses to lime stabilised soils.
 C) BITUMINOUS STABILIZATION:
The factors that seem most important to
control are
Surface moisture content
 Viscosity of the asphalt
 Asphalt content
 Uniformity of mixing
Aeration
Compaction and curing.
SOIL STABILIZATION BY COMPACTION
GROUTING:
GROUTING METHODS:
Grouting pressures shall be sufficiently in
excess of confining overburden pressures to
adequately compact the soil and fill all voids in
the soil beneath the indicated areas. In no
cases, however, shall the pressures be high
enough to cause structural damage to the
building.
 GROUTING METHODS
Where drilling indicates the presence of small
voids, grouting shall begin at ledge rock
elevation and continue upward in 12 inch
maximum increments.
USES:Soil stabilization by compaction grouting is
to improve supporting characteristics of the
silty clay sub soils, and prevent any further
settlement from occurring within the area
indicated on the Contract Drawings.
 TEMPORARY METHODS
Preserve Vegetation
Mulching
Hydraulic Mulch
Hydroseeding
Soil Binders
Straw Mulch
Rolled Erosion Control Products
 Wood Mulch
 BENEFITS
Improves the strength and durability
Stabilisation of sub-grade to increase CBR
Reductions in bulk dig quantities
This technique is a cost effective alternative to
importing aggregates for both temporary and
permanent works.
THANK YOU