Samuel Abbey Samuel.Abbey@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Director - Engineering Practice and Management/Associate Professor
Wet–dry cycles and microstructural characteristics of expansive subgrade treated with sustainable cementitious waste materials
Abbey, Samuel J.; Amakye, Samuel Y.O.; Eyo, Eyo U.; Booth, Colin A.; Jeremiah, Jeremiah J.
Authors
Samuel Y.O. Amakye
Dr Eyo Eyo Eyo.Eyo@uwe.ac.uk
Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering
Colin Booth Colin.Booth@uwe.ac.uk
Professor of Smart and Sustainable Infrastructures
Jeremiah J. Jeremiah
Abstract
This work presents an experimental study on the physico-mechanical and microstructural characteristics of stabilised soils and the effect of wetting and drying cycles on their durability as road subgrade materials. The durability of expansive road subgrade with a high plasticity index treated with different ratios of ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) and brick dust waste (BDW) was investigated. Treated and cured samples of the expansive subgrade were subjected to wetting–drying cycles, California bearing ratio (CBR) tests, and microstructural analysis. The results show a gradual reduction in the California bearing ratio (CBR), mass, and the resilient modulus of samples for all subgrade types as the number of cycles increases. The treated subgrades containing 23.5% GGBS recorded the highest CBR value of 230% under dry conditions while the lowest CBR value of 15% (wetting cycle) was recorded for the subgrade treated with 11.75% GGBS and 11.75% BDW at the end of the wetting–drying cycles, both of which find useful application in road pavement construction as calcium silicate hydrate (CSH) gel was formed in all stabilised subgrade materials. However, the increase in alumina and silica content upon the inclusion of BDW initiated the formation of more cementitious products due to the increased availability of Si and Al species as indicated by EDX analysis. This study concluded that subgrade materials treated with a combination of GGBS and BDW are durable, sustainable and suitable for use in road construction.
Citation
Abbey, S. J., Amakye, S. Y., Eyo, E. U., Booth, C. A., & Jeremiah, J. J. (2023). Wet–dry cycles and microstructural characteristics of expansive subgrade treated with sustainable cementitious waste materials. Materials, 16(8), 3124. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16083124
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Apr 13, 2023 |
Online Publication Date | Apr 15, 2023 |
Publication Date | Apr 15, 2023 |
Deposit Date | May 2, 2023 |
Publicly Available Date | May 2, 2023 |
Journal | Materials |
Print ISSN | 1996-1944 |
Electronic ISSN | 1996-1944 |
Publisher | MDPI |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 16 |
Issue | 8 |
Pages | 3124 |
Series Title | This article belongs to the Special Issue Functional Cement-Based Composites for Civil Engineering (Volume II) |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16083124 |
Keywords | Durability; wetting–drying; microstructural; California bearing ratio; expansive subgrade; brick dust waste; sustainable soil stabilisation |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10723773 |
Publisher URL | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/16/8/3124 |
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