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01-03-2019 | Original Paper

Effect of Clay Content on Soil Stabilization with Alkaline Activation

Authors: Lokmane Abdeldjouad, Afshin Asadi, Haslinda Nahazanan, Bujang B. K. Huat, Wisam Dheyab, Ahmed G. Elkhebu

Published in: International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering | Issue 1/2019

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Abstract

This paper presents the role of clay portion in soil used to stabilize soils during alkaline activation with potassium-based alkaline activator. A 10 M potassium hydroxide solution was utilized to activate the soils with and without palm oil fuel ash (POFA) at a solution. Soils with and without POFA mixtures were tested using unconfined compression tests and microstructural analysis (using scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction). Comparing the strength of the mixtures with and without POFA, the results presented that short-term compressive strength was higher for mixtures with POFA. However, after longer curing the admixtures of higher kaolinite content with POFA reached significantly higher strength levels than the admixtures without POFA. This work brings new insights to the soil stabilization by alkaline activation providing a relatively new avenue for effective utilization of aluminosilicate source materials with parent-treated soils. The clay minerals of hosted soil play an important role in soil stabilization with alkaline activation that affects the behavior of binder with hosted soil.

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Metadata
Title
Effect of Clay Content on Soil Stabilization with Alkaline Activation
Authors
Lokmane Abdeldjouad
Afshin Asadi
Haslinda Nahazanan
Bujang B. K. Huat
Wisam Dheyab
Ahmed G. Elkhebu
Publication date
01-03-2019
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering / Issue 1/2019
Print ISSN: 2199-9260
Electronic ISSN: 2199-9279
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40891-019-0157-y