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Treatment of a collapsible soil using a bentonite–cement mixture

Bellil S., Abbeche K., Bahloul O.

Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica

2018

Vol. 40, nr 4

233--243

The study of collapsible soils that are generally encountered in arid and semi-arid regions remains a major issue for geotechnical engineers. This experimental study, carried out on soils reconstituted in the laboratory, aims firstly to present a method of reducing the collapse potential to an acceptable level by treating them with different levels of bentonite–cement mixture while maintaining the water content and degree of compactness, thus reducing eventual risks for the structures implanted on these soils. Furthermore, a microscopic study using scanning electron microscopy was carried out to explore the microstructure of the soil in order to have an idea of the phenomena before and after treatment. The results show that treatment with a bentonite–cement mixture improves the geotechnical and mechanical characteristics, modifies the chemical composition of the soil, reduces the collapse potential and the consistency limits. The microstructural study and the X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy analysis clearly illustrate an association of elementary particles in the soil aggregates, whereby the arrangement of these aggregates leads to the formation of a dense and stable material.

Prediction of collapsible soils by cone penetrometer and ultrasonic tests

Abbeche K., Laouar M. S., Messaoud F.

Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica

2010

Vol. 32, nr 2

3-21

Collapsible soils type are in nature unsaturated soils, which are characterized by a metastable structure and undergo an abrupt collapse when they are flooded (with or without loading), which causes important damage. Based on the structural composition of these soils, we reconstituted the samples made up of sand and fine particles occurring in various proportions. The first phase of the work consists in the experimental determination of the geotechnical characteristics of these samples. It is thereafter proposed a test program based primarily on the use of the cone penetrometer and the ultrasonic apparatus allowing the factors which influence collapse to be predicted. The results obtained clearly show the influence of certain parameters such as water content and the energy of compaction on the collapse potential and the ultrasonic speed.