A review of alternatives traditional cementitious binders for engineering improvement of soils

S Pourakbar, BK Huat - International Journal of Geotechnical …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
There is a burgeoning interest in the development, characterisation and implementation of
alternatives to cement and other cementitious binders in civil engineering frameworks (ie …

A review on chemical stabilization of peat

SA Khanday, M Hussain, AK Das - Geotechnical and Geological …, 2021 - Springer
Peat is a problematic or weak soil derived from fossilized organic material. The
characteristics of peat like low shear strength (3–16 kPa), high water holding capacity (up to …

Efficacy of enzymatically induced calcium carbonate precipitation in the retention of heavy metal ions

AAB Moghal, MA Lateef, SAS Mohammed, K Lemboye… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study evaluated the efficacy of enzyme induced calcite precipitation (EICP) in restricting
the mobility of heavy metals in soils. EICP is an environmentally friendly method that has …

Physicochemical and microstructural characterization of Klias Peat, Lumadan POFA, and GGBFS for geopolymer based soil stabilization

AE Amaludin, H Asrah, HM Mohamad… - HighTech and …, 2023 - hightechjournal.org
Peat soils are highly heterogeneous and considered problematic because they have a high
moisture content and low shear strength. It requires stabilization to enhance its engineering …

Utilization of alkali-activated construction demolition waste for sandy soil improvement with large-scale laboratory experiments

B Bagriacik - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Using alkali-activated materials to treat waste materials is becoming more prevalent in
geotechnical engineering. Adding these materials into soil particles as a cementitious …

Geotechnical performance of alkali-activated uncalcined clayey soils with hydroxide-and aluminate-based activators

S Nouhi, E Khaksar Najafi… - Journal of Materials in …, 2024 - ascelibrary.org
This research evaluates the performance of two low-and high-plasticity clays as the sole
precursors to develop alkaline activation at ambient temperature. NaOH solutions with …

[HTML][HTML] Application of alkali-activated palm oil fuel ash reinforced with glass fibers in soil stabilization

L Abdeldjouad, A Asadi, RJ Ball, H Nahazanan… - Soils and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The feasibility of using palm oil fuel ash (POFA) as a precursor for alkali activation reactions,
in combination with glass fibers as a discrete reinforcement, has been investigated. The …

Performance of soil stabilized with biopolymer materials–xanthan gum and guar gum

H Sulaiman, MR Taha, N Abd Rahman… - … of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 2022 - Elsevier
Biogeotechnology is a subfield of geotechnical engineering that utilizes microbial
approaches to improve the engineering parameters of soil. The use of biological processes …

Collapsibility potential of gypseous soil stabilized with fly ash geopolymer; characterization and assessment

S Alsafi, N Farzadnia, A Asadi, BK Huat - Construction and Building …, 2017 - Elsevier
This study focused on effects of intrinsic sulfate in gypseous soil on its collapsibility potential
when stabilized with fly ash geopolymer binder. Accordingly, compression and collapsibility …

Model study of alkali-activated waste binder for soil stabilization

S Pourakbar, BBK Huat, A Asadi… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Springer
This study assesses the laboratory investigation to evaluate the feasibility of using alkaline
activation technique for engineering improvement of soils. The originality of this paper stems …