Enhancing The Bearing Capacity of B.c.soil by Using Shredded Rubber Tyre
Enhancing The Bearing Capacity of B.c.soil by Using Shredded Rubber Tyre
Enhancing The Bearing Capacity of B.c.soil by Using Shredded Rubber Tyre
ABSTRACT: The Black Cotton Soil (Expansive Soil) is a predominant type of soil in India. The swelling and shrinkage behavior
of BC soil makes it difficult and dangerous to have foundation material for any structure. The BC soil is generally weak and has
no enough stability in heavy loading and at the same time soil bears low strength i.e. CBR value. In this regards, it is necessary to
reinforce or stabilize the soil. The various stabilization methods (Lime, Cement, Flyash, Pozzolanic Materials) are available,
however the present work introduce the enhancing the bearing capacity of b.c. soil by using shredded rubber tyre on OMC
(Optimum Water Content), MDD (Maximum Dry Density), Consistency limits (Liquid, Plastic & Shrinkage Limits) & CBR
(California Bearing Ratio) of BC soil, by using maximum CBR value design the thickness of flexible pavement. The various
laboratory tests were performed on the oven dry soil to determine the basic properties of soil. The rubber tyre shred is added in
the soil with percentage (2%, 4%, 6%, 8%, and 10%) of weight of soil. It was observed that the MDD increases up to 6% and then
decreases considerably. The OMC decreases upto 6% and then increases considerably. The CBR values were found to be
increased with increase in the 8% of rubber tyre shred. The effect on consistency limits was also check for different percentages of
rubber tyreshred. The total pavement thickness is 630 mm at maximum CBR value of 7% at 8% rubber tyre shred.
Keywords: Expansive Soil, Rubber TyreShread, consistency limit, OMC and MDD, Shear Strength, California Bearing Ratio
(CBR) , flexible pavement thickness.
1. INTRODUCTION
The concept of expansive soil can be utilized for life on the earth. But on the other side in Civil Engineering
describing soils which include a significant amount of aspects Black cotton soil is very troublesome and
variation in volume because of exchanging the amount of problematic and hazardous due to its characteristics.
the soil water content. Expansive soils are mainly observed Because of its high swelling and shrinkage characteristics,
in the arid and semi-arid zones of the earth planet where, the the black cotton soil has been a challenge to the Engineers .
rate of evaporation is more than the rate of precipitation The black cotton soil is very hard when dry but loses its
annually. Furthermore, these types of soils cause problems strength completely when in wet condition. Soil depostis in
to buildings and other engineering constructions especially nature exist in a extremely erratic manner producing there
lightweight structures because of their ability to uplifting the by a infinite variety of possible combination which will
structures during wet season and shrink during summer affect the strength of the soil and the procedure to make it
season. The arid zones are more subjected to expansive soil purposeful. So in the particular case of Black cotton soil
because of their conditions is appropriate for the with wide range of challenges associated with the
materialization of clayey minerals of the smectite group like construction.
montmorillonite or other sorts of illites. These clays were All the Black cotton soils are not expansive soils
known with their specific properties such as a very small and all the expansive soil are not Black in colour. These
particle size, a great specific surface area and a high level of soils possessed high strength in summer and decreased
cation exchange capacity. rapidly in winter. Swelling and shrinkage of expansive soil
One of the difficulties which civil engineers face is cause deferential settlement resulting in severe damage to
constructing of light structures on expansive soils. Therefore the foundation, buildings, roads, retaining structures and
they are obliged to think about the most suitable foundation canal linings.
type for buildings and other structures. Another alternative The various index tests were performed on the oven
for mitigating this problem is stabilizing soil by using most dry soil to determine the index properties of soil. To study
economical and effective ways by adding some none swell the effect of rubber tyre the rubber tyre shreds were added in
materials admixtures that modify volume change and other the soil with varying percentages (2%, 4%, 6%, 8%, and
soil characteristics. 10%) by weight of soil. The effect was checked after
performing compaction test (Standard Proctor Test), CBR
Black Soils - In India deposition of Black cotton soil is very (California Bearing Ratio) test, Consistency tests and Shear
good and prosperous for farmers. All the basic amenities of tests (Direct Shear, Triaxial Shear) on given soil.
life i.e. food, clothes and house have been fulfilled by the
soil, without soil It is just next to impossible to think about
M. Neerajaet al [3] studied experimentally stabilization of Figure 2: Penetration Load Curves with Respect to
black cotton soil and shredded tyres mixed with different Percentage of Shredded Tyres for 3.0 cm Size
percentages (5 and 25%) and sizes (15 and30mm) to
investigate the relative strength gain. Permeability of the 3. EXPERIMENTAL SETUP
mixture increased, bearing ratio was maximum when 5% of MATERIALS
15mm shredded tyres are added to the soil. The Objective of
the study examines the suitability of shredded tyres for Black Cotton Soil: The soil used in this study is a Black
stabilizing the soil in this study, the changes in the Cotton Soil (blackish brown in colour) collected from site
4. EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS
Figure 3: Black cotton Soil Sieve Analysis
7. REFERENCES
6. ACKNOWLEDGMENT