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Analytical tests to evaluate pozzolanic reaction in lime stabilized soils

Shrink-swell soils are predominant in various parts of the parts of the world. Lime has been extensively used to reduce the shrink-swell mechanism as it chemically reacts with soil minerals forming pozzolanic products such as calcite and calcium-silicate-hydrate (C-S-H). Conventionally, whether chem...

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Autores principales: Akula, Pavan, Little, Dallas N
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7289756/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32551238
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2020.100928
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description Shrink-swell soils are predominant in various parts of the parts of the world. Lime has been extensively used to reduce the shrink-swell mechanism as it chemically reacts with soil minerals forming pozzolanic products such as calcite and calcium-silicate-hydrate (C-S-H). Conventionally, whether chemical treatment of soils results in effective pozzolanic stabilization reactions is determined anecdotally through engineering tests including unconfined compressive strength, plasticity index (PI), and pH tests. This study builds on existing literature regarding how more direct quantification of pozzolanic products can be obtained through tests that directly identify and quantify pozzolanic products, specifically in lime-treated clay soils. Specifically, x-ray diffraction (XRD) and differential thermogravimetric analysis (DTA) are used for this testing. Expansive soils with plasticity indices above 25% were selected for this study. Engineering tests on these lime-treated soils indicated significant improvement in strength and reduction in PI. In XRD analysis, pozzolanic products are assessed by the location and intensity of x-ray peak(s). The XRD data show a decrease in the intensity of alumio-silicate minerals such as kaolinite and smectite; silica and alumina are dissolved at a high pH and converted to pozzolanic products such as calcium-silicate-hydrate (C-S-H). DTA indicates the presence of C-S-H with the characteristic weight loss from 140°C to 250°C.The methodology describes the following: ● Sample preparation steps for XRD and DTA analysis. ● Analysis of XRD results and DTA analysis.
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spelling pubmed-72897562020-06-17 Analytical tests to evaluate pozzolanic reaction in lime stabilized soils Akula, Pavan Little, Dallas N MethodsX Engineering Shrink-swell soils are predominant in various parts of the parts of the world. Lime has been extensively used to reduce the shrink-swell mechanism as it chemically reacts with soil minerals forming pozzolanic products such as calcite and calcium-silicate-hydrate (C-S-H). Conventionally, whether chemical treatment of soils results in effective pozzolanic stabilization reactions is determined anecdotally through engineering tests including unconfined compressive strength, plasticity index (PI), and pH tests. This study builds on existing literature regarding how more direct quantification of pozzolanic products can be obtained through tests that directly identify and quantify pozzolanic products, specifically in lime-treated clay soils. Specifically, x-ray diffraction (XRD) and differential thermogravimetric analysis (DTA) are used for this testing. Expansive soils with plasticity indices above 25% were selected for this study. Engineering tests on these lime-treated soils indicated significant improvement in strength and reduction in PI. In XRD analysis, pozzolanic products are assessed by the location and intensity of x-ray peak(s). The XRD data show a decrease in the intensity of alumio-silicate minerals such as kaolinite and smectite; silica and alumina are dissolved at a high pH and converted to pozzolanic products such as calcium-silicate-hydrate (C-S-H). DTA indicates the presence of C-S-H with the characteristic weight loss from 140°C to 250°C.The methodology describes the following: ● Sample preparation steps for XRD and DTA analysis. ● Analysis of XRD results and DTA analysis. Elsevier 2020-05-28 /pmc/articles/PMC7289756/ /pubmed/32551238 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2020.100928 Text en © 2020 The Author(s) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Analytical tests to evaluate pozzolanic reaction in lime stabilized soils
title Analytical tests to evaluate pozzolanic reaction in lime stabilized soils
title_full Analytical tests to evaluate pozzolanic reaction in lime stabilized soils
title_fullStr Analytical tests to evaluate pozzolanic reaction in lime stabilized soils
title_full_unstemmed Analytical tests to evaluate pozzolanic reaction in lime stabilized soils
title_short Analytical tests to evaluate pozzolanic reaction in lime stabilized soils
title_sort analytical tests to evaluate pozzolanic reaction in lime stabilized soils
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7289756/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32551238
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2020.100928
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