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Enhancing the Strength Parameters of Dispersive Soil with Microbes and Jute Fibres as Sustainable Alternative

Suriya Pa, Sangeetha S. P.

Ecological Engineering & Environmental Technology

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2023

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Vol. 24, iss. 1

154--164

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Aim of this study was assessing the characteristics of dispersive soil based on percentage of dispersion and degree of dispersion and to improve the strength of soil using microbes. This research has utilized the Microbial Induced Calcium Carbonate process (MICP) in conjunction with jute fibre for the improvement the erosive resistance in dispersive soil. Calcite formation occurred as a consequence of microbial biomass in voids of dispersive soil. Calcium carbonate was synthesized in the gaps of the soil matrix during the microbiological process. Bacillus sphaericus bacteria were used in this experiment, along with a 1 cm length of jute raw fibre of 1 cm long and a cell concentration of 6.4E+08 CFU mL-1. The findings of the Unconfined compressive strength (UCS) test showed following of MICP treatment with and without jute fibre augmentation, UCS values causing the 11 and 13 times. Crumb test findings showed no colloidal solution was generated after microbial treatment, which was used for confirmation of the degree of dispersiveness reduction. Addition of jute fibres indicating better precipitation values of more than 4% due to the internal bonding strength. Ground renovation through microbial cementation yielded promising benefits, suggesting sustainability.

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Efficiency comparison of mixture formulations in the stabilisation/solidification of the loess silt contaminated with zinc in terms of mechanical properties

Lal Agnieszka, Fronczyk Joanna, Franus Małgorzata

Budownictwo i Architektura

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2023

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Vol. 22, no 1

25--35

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The effectiveness of various types of binders in stabilizing/solidifying (S/S) contaminated soils is strongly dependent on the type of soil and contaminants present. The literature abounds with studies of stabilisation/solidification of clayey soils, which provides a background for initial assumptions in design of the method application for contamination of this type of soil. However, studies on the stabilisation/solidification of loess silt contaminated with heavy metals are not available. Filling this deficiency is important in order to ensure the rapid adoption of the most effective remedies in case of contamination and their immediate implementation in the subsoil. This paper has enabled the determination of the most effective mixture among the examined for the remediation of loess silt contaminated with zinc in terms of compressive strength. Strengths were determined with the implementation of 30% Portland cement (2.63 MPa), 30% of fly ash-cement mixture (2.21 MPa), an incinerated sewage sludge ash-cement mixture (0.93 MPa) and mixtures in which cement was replaced by an MgO activator (0.18 MPa for fly ash and 0.63 MPa for incinerated sewage sludge ash). In addition, the determination of strength was carried out for samples containing a mixture of fly ash, activator and cement (0.26 MPa) and incinerated sewage sludge ash, activator and cement (0.26 MPa), with weight ratios of 5:4:1 respectively. In summary, fly ash and cement in a 2:1 ratio can be considered the most effective binding mix in terms of unconfined compressive strength increase.

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Seismic velocity of P-waves to evaluate strength of stabilized soil for Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget Biorefinery Östrand AB, Timrå

Lindh Per, Lemenkova Polina

Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Technical Sciences

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2022

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Vol. 70, nr 4

art. no. e141593

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Evaluating soil strength by geophysical methods using P-waves was undertaken in this study to assess the effects of changed binder ratios on stabilization and compression characteristics. The materials included dredged sediments collected in the seabed of Timrå region, north Sweden. The Portland cement (Basement CEM II/A-V, SS EN 197-1) and ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS) were used as stabilizers. The experiments were performed on behalf of the Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA) Biorefinery Östrand AB pulp mill. Quantity of binder included 150, 120 and 100 kg. The properties of soil were evaluated after 28, 42, 43, 70, 71 and 85 days of curing using applied geophysical methods of measuring the travel time of primary wave propagation. The P-waves were determined to evaluate the strength of stabilized soils. The results demonstrated variation of P-waves velocity depending on stabilizing agent and curing time in various ratios: Low water/High binder (LW/HB), High water/Low binder (HW/LB) and percentage of agents (CEM II/A-V/GGBFS) as 30%/70%, 50%/50% and 70%/30%. The compression characteristics of soils were assessed using uniaxial compressive strength (UCS). The P-wave velocities were higher for samples stabilized with LW/HB compared to those with HW/LB. The primary wave propagation increased over curing time for all stabilized mixes along with the increased UCS, which proves a tight correlation with the increased strength of soil solidified by the agents. Increased water ratio gives a lower strength by maintained amount of binder and vice versa.

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Mechanical aspects of wellbore stability in shales and coals

Szpunar Tadeusz, Budak Paweł

Nafta-Gaz

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2021

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R. 77, nr 7

446--453

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This paper presents a simple model which can be used to calculate the following values:  critical depth for which the well integrity is preserved in a shale or coal horizon with actual shale/coal mechanical parameters, actual mud density and reservoir parameters;  minimum mud density at which stress concentration at the wellbore wall is below the allowable limit for a given rock’s mechanical parameters, formation pressure gradient, and overburden pressure gradient;  mud density required for the preservation of shale/coal integrity at the wellbore wall at any depth, assuming that the strength parameters of shale or coal, formation pressure gradient, and overburden pressure gradient are constant. The appropriate equations were derived using the maximum principal strain hypothesis, which holds for brittle materials. It was also assumed that the radial pressure at the borehole wall is caused by the weight of overburden rocks. The author’s intention was to provide formulas which are as simple as possible and which can be easily used in practice. The final equations were based on the solution to the Lame problem, which was adopted to represent a vertical drilling well with a circular cross-section and filled with mud whose hydrostatic pressure is assumed to oppose the pore pressure. Included are effects of silt swelling pressure, overburden pressure, mud density and the mechanical properties of the rock – including the unconfined compressive strength and Poisson’ s ratio. In the case of shale or silty coal layers, the swelling pressure increases the volume of the clay minerals in the pores by diffusion the mud filtrate, which reduces the pore volume and increases the pore pressure, and therefore impacts the calculations. Presented model allows for derivation of the Hubert–Willis formula for fracturing pressure or fracture pressure gradient, which are commonly used in the oil industry. The calculation results are presented using data from the domestic oil industry and data from one of the Polish coal mines.

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W artykule podano prosty model umożliwiający obliczenie następujących wielkości:  głębokości krytycznej, w jakiej pokład łupków lub węgla zachowa integralność przy danych parametrach mechanicznych łupku lub węgla, danej gęstości płuczki i znanych parametrach złożowych;  minimalnej gęstości płuczki, przy której koncentracja naprężeń na ścianie otworu nie przekracza granicy dopuszczalnej dla danych parametrów mechanicznych łupku lub węgla oraz gradientu ciśnienia i nadkładu;  gęstości płuczki, przy której zachowana będzie integralność ścian otworu w warstwach łupku lub węgla w każdej głębokości dla danych parametrów mechanicznych łupku, przy stałym gradiencie ciśnienia i nadkładu. Wyprowadzono odpowiednie wzory, przyjmując hipotezę wytrzymałościową maksymalnego wytężenia materiału stosowaną w przypadku materiałów kruchych. Przyjęto również, że przy założeniu odkształceń sprężystych ciśnienie radialne na ścianie otworu jest spowodowane ciężarem skał nadkładu. Intencją autorów było podanie możliwie jak najprostszych wzorów, które mogłyby zostać zastosowane w praktyce. Wykorzystano rozwiązania tzw. problemu Lamégo, to jest rozpatrywano stan naprężeń na ścianie pionowego wyrobiska o przekroju kołowym, traktując skałę jako materiał sprężysty. We wzorach na wielkość naprężeń na ścianie wyrobiska o przekroju w kształcie okręgu uwzględniono wpływ ciśnienia pęcznienia, ciśnienia wywieranego przez nadkład, gęstość płuczki, jak również parametry wytrzymałościowe łupku/węgla, w tym wytrzymałość na ściskanie w jednoosiowym stanie naprężeń i współczynnik Poissona. W przypadku warstw łupków lub węgli zailonych ciśnienie pęcznienia powoduje zwiększenie objętości minerałów ilastych w porach w wyniku dyfuzji filtratu płuczki, co zmniejsza objętość porów i zwiększa ciśnienie porowe, a zatem wpływa na wyniki obliczeń. Przedstawiony model pozwala na wyprowadzenie z niego powszechnie stosowanego w przemyśle wzoru Huberta–Willisa, podającego wielkość ciśnienia szczelinowania skał na ścianie otworu oraz gradientu ciśnienia szczelinowania. Przedstawiono wyniki obliczeń dla danych z otworów z krajowego przemysłu naftowego oraz jednej z polskich kopalni węgla kamiennego.

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Unconfined compressive strength of Lower Paleozoic shales from the Baltic Basin (northern Poland)

Wojtowicz Michał, Jarosiński Marek, Pachytel Radomir Władysław

Geological Quarterly

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2021

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Vol. 65, No. 2

art. no. 33

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Unconfined compressive strength (UCS) is one of the crucial parameters for geomechanical modelling of unconventional reservoirs useful for the design of hydraulic stimulation of hydrocarbon production. In spite of a large amount of UCS data collected from the Lower Silurian and Ordovician shale successions of the Baltic Basin (northern Poland), no comprehensive study on this subject has been published so far. Here, we compile the results of 247 single-stage confined compressive strength tests (CCST) provided by our industrial partner from four exploration boreholes. Based on the integration of these results with geophysical logging data, including dipole sonic logs, we derive empirical equations describing the relationship between UCS and Young’s modulus or sonic wave slowness. Considering the strong anisotropy of elastic properties in shales we have introduced different empirical equations for UCSv (vertical) and UCSh (horizontal), respectively perpendicular and parallel to bedding. The formula for UCSh is determined with less accuracy than for UCSv due to scarce laboratory tests with bed-parallel loading. Based on the empirical formula proposed, we have estimated the VTI-type of anisotropy to be in the range of 12-27%, depending on the lithostratigraphic formation. The results of our UCS estimations are compared with the results of multi-stage CCST from the adjacent borehole. Both confined tests yielded similar results for UCSv, with slightly higher values obtained from the multi-stage tests. In turn, a comparison of our solution with the results of true uniaxial compressive strength tests (UCST) for vertical samples from one of the studied boreholes revealed a significant discrepancy. The mean UCS results for shale formations from UCST are several times lower than those evaluated from the single-stage CCST. The usefulness of the results obtained for borehole breakout analysis is discussed.

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Sustainable soil stabilization using combination of geotextile, fly-ash and saw dust for pavement subgrade

Sahak A., Singh M., Adhikari A., Hussain S.

Archives of Materials Science and Engineering

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2021

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Vol. 109, nr 1

17--28

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Purpose: This paper investigates the combined effect of fly ash, sawdust and geotextile in stabilizing the soil. Design/methodology/approach: A thorough geotechnical testing was carried out in order to study the potent characteristics of soil and soil mixes. The present investigation was set up in two stages. In the first stage, effects of fly ash (5, 10, 15 and 20%), sawdust (2.5, 5 and 7.5%) and layers of geotextile placed at different depths were studied separately to determine their effect on soil stabilization. In the second stage, fly ash, sawdust and geotextile were mixed with soil sample in order to obtain the optimum dosage which can be used for stabilization of soil i.e. their combined effect as stabilizer on soil stabilization. Findings: It was observed that by introducing fly ash, sawdust and geotextile to the soil, the CBR values increase and thickness of pavement layer decreases. It also decreases the amount of stress on subgrade leading to enhancement of pavement stability with cost effectiveness. Research limitations/implications: Economical use of industrial waste has been proposed in the present research which otherwise prove to be a malady to climatic change and human health. From the study, an optimum dosage of fly ash (2.5%) and saw dust (5%) and depth for geotextile (6 cm) has been proposed. Originality/value: The article explores the possibility of a ternary blend, i.e., geotextile, fly-ash and saw dust on effectively stabilizing pavement subgrade. Limited literature was available to address the issue of utilizing the industrial wastes that otherwise pose disposal issues.

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Effect of graphene oxide nanosheets on the geotechnical properties of cemented silty soil

Naseri F., Irani M., Dehkhodarajabi M.

Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering

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2016

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Vol. 16, no. 4

695--701

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In the present study, the effect of graphene oxide nanosheets (GO) on the geotechnical properties of cemented soil was investigated. Various concentrations of GO (0.02, 0.05 and 0.1 wt% of cement) were added to the soil to evaluate the influence of GO on the soil's compaction characteristics, consistency limits, unconfined compression strength (UCS) and direct shear parameters. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) analysis were used to characterize the structure of synthesized GO and stabilized soil samples. The addition of GO decreased the plasticity and compressibility parameters of the treated soil samples. The tensile and the shear strength of the treated soil samples were increased with an increase in the GO concentration. The unconfined compressive strength was increased as the GO content increased in the cemented soil samples. The obtained results showed that the GO as a stabilizing agent has a considerable influence on the mechanical properties of stabilized soil.