LIME ADDITION AND CURING EFFECTS ON THE INDEX AND COMPACTION CHARACTERISTICS OF A MONTMORILLONITIC SOIL

The effects of amount of lime added and of the curing period on the liquid limit, shrinkage limit and compaction characteristics of a montmorillonitic soil are investigated. Incremental additions of lime result in a progressive decrease in liquid limit, increase in shrinkage limit, decrease in maximum dry density and increase in optimum moisture content of the soil on immediate testing. Curing the soil with lime also has a distinctive influence on its properties. On extended equilibration for a given lime addition, liquid and shrinkage limits increase with time, while the maximum dry density and optimum moisture content values show a decrease. The physico-chemical mechanisms which alter the montomorillonitic soil properties on addition of lime and subsequent curing are highlighted.(A)

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• Corporate Authors:

  Southeast Asian Society of Soil Engineering

  P.O. Box 2754
  Bangkok,   Thailand 
• Authors:
  • Prakash, K
  • Sridharan, A
  • RAO, S M
• Publication Date: 1989-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 39-47
• Serial:
  • GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
  • Volume: 20
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: SOUTHEAST ASIAN GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY
  • ISSN: 0046-5828

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Calcium oxide; Compaction; Curing agents; Liquid limits; Montmorillonite; Plasticity; Shrinkage; Soil stabilization
• ITRD Terms: 3686: Compaction; 4703: Curing agent; 4574: Lime; 5918: Liquid limit; 4166: Montmorillonite; 5922: Plasticity; 4743: Shrinkage; 3689: Soil stabilization
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00606744
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 31 1991 12:00AM