Stabilization of Lateritic Soil with Scrap Tyre Crumb Rubber

  • Mohammed Tasiu Ibrahim
  • , Kolawole Juwonlo Osinubi
  • , Saeed Yusuf Umar
  • , Abimiku Joshua
  • , Ahmad Hussaini Jagaba*
  • , Usman Bala Soja
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Non-lateritic soils are commonly used for construction purposes. However, due to the variability of the properties of the soil, it does not meet the design requirement. In this study, non-lateritic soil sample was taken from a borrow pit in Dungulbi, Bauchi State Nigeria. The materials were characterized and then stabilized with scrap tyre crumb rubber (STCR) in concentration of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5% by dry weight of the soil for various sizes of scrap tyre crumbs rubber (STCR) in the range (i.e. 0.212, 2.36, 3.35, and 4.75 mm). The test conducted on the non-lateritic soil-STCR includes compaction using three energies level and durability. The results obtained indicate a general decrease in both optimum moisture content (OMC) and maximum dry density (MDD) as the STCR contents increases. For all the three different compaction energy levels used, the durability decreased with increase in the STCR content. The BSL compactive efforts resulted in higher durability values than the samples compacted using BSH and WAS compactive efforts. The highest durability obtained with the BSL compaction effort could be attributed to decrease in compressibility which is believed to be caused by lower compaction energy and less orientation of adjacent particles during compaction.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSustainability Challenges and Delivering Practical Engineering Solutions - Resources, Materials, Energy, and Buildings
EditorsGasim Hayder Salih, Rashid A. Saeed
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages185-193
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9783031265792
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Externally publishedYes
EventInternational Conference on Science Engineering Technology and Sustainability, SETS 2021 - Virtual, online
Duration: 23 Dec 202125 Dec 2021

Publication series

NameAdvances in Science, Technology and Innovation
ISSN (Print)2522-8714
ISSN (Electronic)2522-8722

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Science Engineering Technology and Sustainability, SETS 2021
CityVirtual, online
Period23/12/2125/12/21

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Keywords

  • Durability test
  • Non-lateritic soil
  • Optimum moisture content
  • Scrap tyre crumb rubber
  • Soil stabilization

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Architecture
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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