Influence of zeolite and cement additions on mechanical behavior of sandy soil

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• 作者：Hossein Mola-Abasi ; ^{hma@stu.nit.ac.ir" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}Author Vitae ; Issa ShooshpashaAuthor Vitae
• 关键词：Zeolite ; Cemented sand ; Strength ; Unconfined compressive strength (UCS) ; Void-cement ratio
• 刊名：Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：October 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：8
• 期：5
• 页码：746-752
• 全文大小：1300 K

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It is well known that the cemented sand is one of economic and environmental topics in soil stabilization. In this instance, a blend of sand, cement and other materials such as fiber, glass, nanoparticle and zeolite can be commercially available and effectively used in soil stabilization in road construction. However, the influence and effectiveness of zeolite on the properties of cemented sand systems have not been completely explored. In this study, based on an experimental program, the effects of zeolite on the characteristics of cemented sands are investigated. Stabilizing agent includes Portland cement of type II and zeolite. Results show the improvements of unconfined compressive strength (UCS) and failure properties of cemented sand when the cement is replaced by zeolite at an optimum proportion of 30% after 28 days. The rate of strength improvement is approximately between 20% and 78%. The efficiency of using zeolite increases with the increases in cement amount and porosity. Finally, a power function of void-cement ratio and zeolite content is demonstrated to be an appropriate method to assess UCS of zeolite-cemented mixtures.