EVALUATION OF VOLUMETRIC SHRINKAGE OFMARBLE DUST-SOIL COMPOSITE

Divya Devarajan, Aswathy Sasikumar

Abstract: Locally available reddish soil was analysed for volumetric shrinkage strain by treating it with marble dust till 40%. Volumetric shrinkage strain in soils indicates the variation in volume of compacted soil, which will result in inducing cracking of soil sample. This property majorly affects soil used as liner material since shrinkage and subsequent cracking results in voids, which interrupt the proper functioning of liner. The soil sample were compacted using standard and modified Proctor compactive effort using moulding water contents -2, 0 and +2 percentage relative to optimum. The soil samples compacted at required water content and corresponding density were extruded from the compaction mould and kept fordrying, till it was completely dry. The variation in volume and weight of sample is recorded each consecutive 5 days. The results obtained indicated that the volumetric shrinkage strain were large within the first five days of drying. The weight also found to decrease largely within first five days of drying. The VSS value was found to decrease till 25 percentage marble dust addition and there after increase slightly. It was also found to increase with higher moulding water content. Using the results, compaction plane of acceptable zones were also plotted, from which marble dust addition percentages satisfying the regulatory value of VSS = 4% is proposed as 25%.

Keywords: Marble dust, Landfill liner, Compactive effort, Hydraulic conductivity, Volumetric shrinkage strain, Relative to optimum

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2015.0407036