PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF RED SOIL STABILIZED WITH GROUND GRANULATED BLAST-FURNACE SLAG AND SUGARCANE BAGASSE ASH
Keywords:
ground granulated blast-furnace slag, sugar-cane Bagasse ash, standard Proctor test, California Bearing Ratio (CBR), Unconfined Compression test (UCT)Abstract
The soil is the foundation material which supports loads of the overlying structure. Red soil covers a
large part of the land in India. These soils are found in areas with low rainfall, but they are not capable of retaining
moisture. In this study, Ground Granulated Blast-furnace Slag (G.G.B.S.) and Sugarcane Bagasse Ash (S.C.B.A.) are
used to stabilize the red soil. To make this goal experimental study test was carried in three-phase such as in the first
phase, the physical properties of soil such as grain size distribution, Atterberg limits, Standard Proctor test,
California Bearing Ratio, Unconfined Compression Test are determined. In the second phase, various test
investigations were performed on red soil using 1%, 3%, 5% and 7% of Ground Granulated Blast-furnace Slag and
optimum dosage of Granulated Blast-furnace Slag were determined and in the last phase, the soil was treated with an
optimum dosage of Ground Granulated Blast-furnace Slag and 1%, 3%, and 5% Sugarcane Bagasse Ash and
Standard Proctor test, California Bearing Ratio, Unconfined Compression test are determined.
