A systematic review of strategies for identifying and stabilizing dispersive clay soils for sustainable infrastructure

AH Vakili, M Salimi, İ Keskin… - Soil and Tillage …, 2024 - Elsevier
Dispersivity has long been a major concern in civil and geo-environmental engineering, as
well as in agricultural engineering and soil sciences. Dispersive clay soils are common, but …

Geotechnical characteristics of cement stabilized soils from various aspects: A comprehensive review

MJ Roshan, ASBA Rashid - Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2024 - Springer
The geotechnical shortcomings observed in infrastructure projects, mainly arising from the
inadequate mechanical properties of weak soils, pose significant challenges that can lead to …

Incorporating potassium-rich waste material in a sustainable way to stabilize dispersive clay: a novel practical approach for the construction industry

W Hassan, B Alshameri, SM Jamil, Z Maqsood… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The inappropriate use of dispersive clay in constructing roads/highways, embankments, and
other structures causes significant challenges to the construction industry. The dispersive …

Effect of glass fiber (GF) on the mechanical properties and freeze-thaw (FT) durability of lime-nanoclay (NC)-stabilized marl clayey soil

M Salimi, M Payan, I Hosseinpour, M Arabani… - … and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Marl clays with varying levels of calcite content often exhibit more erratic behavior compared
to other problematic soils, especially when exposed to repetitive Freeze-Thaw (FT) cycles. It …

Development of high-strength rammed earth walls with alkali-activated ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS) and waste tire textile fiber (WTTF) as a step …

M Zamanian, M Salimi, M Payan, A Noorzad… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Rammed earth (RE) structures are cost-effective and eco-friendly substitutes for low-rise
buildings, but their low compressive and tensile strengths are a concern. Cement …

An innovative application of fine marble dust for the construction industry to mitigate the piping, internal erosion and dispersion problems of sodium-rich clays

W Hassan, B Alshameri, Z Maqsood, A Haider… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
One potentially dangerous byproduct of marble-cutting plants is fine marble dust (FMD),
which must be disposed of carefully. Its advantageous use as a building material will …

Effect of lime stabilization and partial clinoptilolite zeolite replacement on the behavior of a silt-sized low-plasticity soil subjected to freezing–thawing cycles

S Shirmohammadi, S Ghaffarpour Jahromi, M Payan… - Coatings, 2021 - mdpi.com
Soil stabilization, through either physical or chemical techniques of coating-cementation
development, is a commonly adopted practice in geotechnical and transportation …

A novel technique for the construction industry to mitigate dispersibility and internal erosion problems of sodium rich clays by using Water-Soluble potassium rich ions …

W Hassan, B Alshameri, A Haider, Z Maqsood… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Dispersibility and soil internal erosion are principal problems in clays having high amounts
of exchangeable/dissolved sodium (Na) cations in their porewater. The most frequently …

Application of the dynamic cone penetrometer test for determining the geotechnical characteristics of marl soils treated by lime

AH Vakili, M Salimi, M Shamsi - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
Quantitative estimation of mechanical characteristics of soils and determination of their
behavior using in-situ experiments have always been one of the main concerns of …

Effects of polyvinyl acetate content on contact erosion parameters of pavement embankment constructed by dispersive soils

AH Vakili, M Salimi, I Keskin, MSS Abujazar… - Bulletin of Engineering …, 2023 - Springer
This study deals with the contact erosion investigation and mechanical properties of both the
un-stabilized and polyvinyl acetate (PVAc)-stabilized dispersive embankment layer. To this …