The Effect of Groundnut Shell Ash and Metakaolin on Geotechnical Properties of Black Cotton Soils

Ibrahim Umaru; Mustapha Mohammed Alhaji; Ahmad Hussaini Jagaba; Shamsul Rahman Mohamed Kutty; Ibrahim Mohammed Lawal; Sule Abubakar; Usman Bala Soja

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-26580-8_27

The Effect of Groundnut Shell Ash and Metakaolin on Geotechnical Properties of Black Cotton Soils

Ibrahim Umaru
, Mustapha Mohammed Alhaji
, Ahmad Hussaini Jagaba
, Shamsul Rahman Mohamed Kutty
, Ibrahim Mohammed Lawal^*
, Sule Abubakar
, Usman Bala Soja

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Groundnut shell ash (GSA) and metakaolin (MK) were investigated for their stabilizing prospects in highly expansive clay soils due to the rising cost of traditional stabilizers and the need for cost-effective utilization of waste materials for useful engineering applications (black cotton soil). The natural soil’s index qualities revealed that it belongs to A-7-6 in the AASHTO classification system and CH in the USCS classification system. This implied that the soil is unsuitable for most engineering purposes. The natural soil’s liquid limit and plasticity index values of 60.2% and 30.1%, respectively, which indicated that the samples were malleable. The soaked CBR for natural soil is 1.67%, but it rises to 3.26% when 10% GSA and 10% MK are added. This value fell short of the recommended CBR values for pavement materials. The samples’ durability measured based on their resistance to strength loss, fell short of the recommended strength by 80%. This concludes that the groundnut shell ash and metakaolin cannot be used as standalone for stabilization of black cotton soil. However, when compared to the un-stabilized soil, the strength of UCS increased from 128.03 kN/m² to 482 kN/m² after 28 days of curing.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Sustainability Challenges and Delivering Practical Engineering Solutions - Resources, Materials, Energy, and Buildings
Editors	Gasim Hayder Salih, Rashid A. Saeed
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	177-183
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Print)	9783031265792
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26580-8_27
State	Published - 2023
Externally published	Yes
Event	International Conference on Science Engineering Technology and Sustainability, SETS 2021 - Virtual, online Duration: 23 Dec 2021 → 25 Dec 2021

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

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Conference	International Conference on Science Engineering Technology and Sustainability, SETS 2021
City	Virtual, online
Period	23/12/21 → 25/12/21

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

Keywords

Black cotton soil
California bearing capacity
Groundnut shell ash
Metakaolin

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Architecture
Environmental Chemistry
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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Umaru, I., Alhaji, M. M., Jagaba, A. H., Kutty, S. R. M., Lawal, I. M., Abubakar, S., & Soja, U. B. (2023). The Effect of Groundnut Shell Ash and Metakaolin on Geotechnical Properties of Black Cotton Soils. In G. H. Salih, & R. A. Saeed (Eds.), Sustainability Challenges and Delivering Practical Engineering Solutions - Resources, Materials, Energy, and Buildings (pp. 177-183). (Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26580-8_27

Umaru, Ibrahim ; Alhaji, Mustapha Mohammed ; Jagaba, Ahmad Hussaini et al. / The Effect of Groundnut Shell Ash and Metakaolin on Geotechnical Properties of Black Cotton Soils. Sustainability Challenges and Delivering Practical Engineering Solutions - Resources, Materials, Energy, and Buildings. editor / Gasim Hayder Salih ; Rashid A. Saeed. Springer Nature, 2023. pp. 177-183 (Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation).

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