Stability and Micro-mechanisms of Lignin-Improved Soil in a Drying-Wetting Environment

G Wang, X Kong, Y Zhang, Q Zhao, X Feng - KSCE Journal of Civil …, 2022 - Springer
To evaluate the long-term service performance of subgrade with high-liquid-limit soil
improved by lignin, a drying-wetting cycle test was carried out for the improved soil with 3 …

[HTML][HTML] The engineering properties and microscopic characteristics of high-liquid-limit soil improved with lignin

X Kong, G Wang, Y Liang, Z Zhang, S Cui - Coatings, 2022 - mdpi.com
To improve the engineering performance of high-liquid-limit soil, lignin, a by-product of the
papermaking industry, was used. First, the influence of lignin content and curing age on the …

Durability of silty soil stabilized with recycled lignin for sustainable engineering materials

T Zhang, S Liu, H Zhan, C Ma, G Cai - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
Lignin is an industrial waste derived from the paper plant, which poses a potential threat to
the surrounding environment without proper disposal. The present study aims to evaluate …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of Wetting–Drying Cycles on the Macro and Micro Properties of the Cement-Stabilized Soil with Curing Agent

W Hu, K Li, W Yin, H Zhang, Y Xue, Y Han, P Liu - Buildings, 2024 - mdpi.com
Cement-stabilized soil is a commonly used pavement base/bottom base material. Adding a
suitable curing agent to cement-stabilized soil can effectively reduce the dosage of cement …

Application of lignin-stabilized silty soil in highway subgrade: A macroscale laboratory study

T Zhang, G Cai, S Liu - Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 2018 - ascelibrary.org
Lignin is an industrial by-product, stockpiles of which are rapidly increasing worldwide due
to growing demand. Highway subgrade construction has been identified as one of the viable …

Sustainable lignin to enhance engineering properties of unsaturated expansive subgrade soils

D Sarker, OS Apu, N Kumar, JX Wang… - Journal of Materials in …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
New ways to apply sustainable materials, such as biomass components, are essential for
reducing dependence on fossil fuels. This work investigated the engineering properties of …

Macro and microscopic characteristics of soft soil stabilized by Portland cement-soda residue under dry-wet cycling

K Huang, Z Fang, G Cai, X Shi, K Huang, Y He… - … and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
The durability of soft soil stabilized by Portland cement-soda residue (PC-SR) subjected to
dry-wet cycles remains relatively unclear now despite previous studies have extensively …

Effect of dry-wet cycles on the mechanical properties of saline soil solidified with sulfur-free lignin and hydrophobic polymer

H Shu, Q Yu, C Niu, J Liu, W Xia, X Sun, Z Wang… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
In response to the increasing problem of rainfall-induced erosion-concomitant slope failure
in saline soil areas, environmentally friendly and recyclable bioethanol by-product sulfur …

[HTML][HTML] A study on the shear strength characteristics and microscopic mechanism of coal-bearing soil under dry-wet cycles

Y Fan, M Zheng, J Wu - Frontiers in Earth Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The slope of coal-bearing strata distributed along the high-speed highway (railway) is
affected by the atmospheric dry-wet cycles (DWC), and the collapse occurs many times …

Reclaimed lignin-stabilized silty soil: undrained shear strength, atterberg limits, and microstructure characteristics

T Zhang, G Cai, S Liu - Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 2018 - ascelibrary.org
Lignin is an organic industrial by-product, stockpiles of which are rapidly accumulating
worldwide. A feasibility investigation was carried out with respect to the stabilization of silty …