Ameliorating effect of milled eggshell on cement stabilized lateritic soil for highway construction
- Oluwatuyi, Opeyemi E.
- Adeola, Bamidele O.
- Alhassan, Elijah A.
- Nnochiri, E. S.
- Modupe, A. E.
- Elemile, Olugbenga O.
- Obayanju, T.
- Akerele, Grace
DOIAbstract
This cases tudyoutlinedtheoutcomesfromthelaboratoryassessmentofalateriticsoilstabilizedwithmilledeggshell,cementandmixtureofbothinratio1:1forpotentialuseasahighwayconstructionmaterial.Thestabilizingbinderswereaddedtothesoilatvaryingpercentagesof0,2,4,6,and8%byweightofthesoilandafterwardssubjectedtovariouslaboratoryteststodetermineitsamelioratingeffect.ThetestresultsshowedthatbothunsoakedandsoakedCaliforniabearingratio(CBR)valuesincreasedwithhigherstabilizingbindercontent.Theunconfinedcompressivestrength(UCS)valuesjustliketheCBRvaluesalsoincreasedwithhigherstabilizingbindercontent.The8%milledeggshellandcementstabilizedsamplesrecordedpeakUCSvalueof760.7kN/m2,unsoakedCBRvalueof87%andsoakedCBRvalueof45%.ThispeakUCSvaluemettheconditionbyNigerian...
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