Beta
398960

Swelling potential and shrinkage potential of stabilized swelling soil using fine sand and fiber through wetting and drying cycles

Article

Last updated: 29 Dec 2024

Subjects

-

Tags

-

Abstract

Clay soils, particularly swelling soils, have long been a significant concern for geotechnical engineers. In this study, the swelling potentials during wetting cycles and the shrinkage potentials during drying cycles were investigated. These cycles were simulated using a specially manufactured model designed to simulate natural conditions. The simulated tests were conducted on remolded specimens collected from a site near Cairo, Egypt. Additionally, the simulated tests were conducted to investigate the effects of adding fine sand and fiber with different proportions to the swelling soil. The specimens used in the simulation tests were prepared and placed in specimen rings with maximum dry density and optimum moisture content. The results showed that there is a reduction in the swelling potential and shrinkage potential with an increasing number of cycles until equilibrium is reached. The test results show that the greatest reduction in swelling potentials for all specimens occurred after the first cycle. During the first wetting cycle, the swelling potential reduced from 29.35% to 23.55% with the addition of fine sand and from 29.35% to 18.75% with the addition of fibers. Similarly, during the first drying cycle, the shrinkage potential reduced from 13.80% to 13.23% with the addition of fine sand and from 13.80% to 9.56% with the addition of fibers. The fibers used in this study were obtained by shredding expired car tires into small pieces.

DOI

10.21608/erjsh.2024.310621.1336

Keywords

Swelling soil, wetting and drying cycles, swelling and shrinkage potential

Authors

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

AbouRaya

MiddleName

Elsayed

Affiliation

Higher Institute of Engineering, 6th October City, Egypt.

Email

mohamed.abdelazeem18@feng.bu.edu.eg

City

6th of October

Orcid

-

First Name

Nasser

Last Name

Saleh

MiddleName

Mosleh

Affiliation

Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra, Benha University, Cairo, Egypt.

Email

nasser.saleh@feng.bu.edu.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

-

First Name

Alnos

Last Name

Hegazy

MiddleName

Ali

Affiliation

Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra, Benha University, Cairo, Egypt.

Email

alnnos.hegazy@bhit.bu.edu.eg

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Amani

Last Name

Salama

MiddleName

Gouda

Affiliation

Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra, Benha University, Cairo, Egypt.

Email

amani.ali@feng.bu.edu.eg

City

-

Orcid

-

Volume

53

Article Issue

4

Related Issue

51476

Issue Date

2024-10-01

Receive Date

2024-08-07

Publish Date

2024-10-01

Page Start

193

Page End

200

Print ISSN

3009-6049

Online ISSN

3009-6022

Link

https://erjsh.journals.ekb.eg/article_398960.html

Detail API

https://erjsh.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=398960

Order

398,960

Type

Research articles

Type Code

2,276

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Engineering Research Journal (Shoubra)

Publication Link

https://erjsh.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

Swelling potential and shrinkage potential of stabilized swelling soil using fine sand and fiber through wetting and drying cycles

Details

Type

Article

Created At

29 Dec 2024