Study on the swelling behaviour of blended clay–sand soils |
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| Authors: | Shahid Azam |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Mining Engineering, University of British Columbia, 6350 Stores Road, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada |
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| Abstract: | Soils containing expansive clays undergo swelling that can be both detrimental and beneficial in various applications. In
the Arabian Gulf coastal region, natural heterogeneous soils containing clay and sand (tills, shales, and clayey sands) support
most of the civil infrastructure systems. Likewise, mixes of clay and sand are used for local earthwork construction such
as roads and landfills. A clear understanding of the swelling behaviour of such soils is pivotal at the outset of all construction
projects. The main objective of this paper was to understand the evolution of swelling with increasing clay content in local
soils. A theoretical framework for clay–sand soils was developed using phase relationships. Laboratory investigations comprised
of mineralogical composition and geotechnical index properties of the clay and sand and consistency limits, swelling potential,
and morphology of clay–sand mixes. Results indicated that soil consistency of mixes of a local expansive clay and an engineered
sand depends on the weighted average of the constituents. Mixes with 10% clay through 40% clay capture the transition from
a sand-like behaviour to a clay-like behaviour. Influenced by the initial conditions and soil matrix, the swelling potential
of the investigated mixes correlated well with soil plasticity (SP(%) = 0.16 (I
p)1.188). The parameters sand void ratio and clay–water ratio were found to better explain the behaviour of blended clay–sand soils. |
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| Keywords: | Clay– sand mixes Consistency limits Swelling potential Clay matrix Sand matrix Sand void ratio Clay– water ratio |
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