STABILIZATION OF SOIL USING CHEMICAL STABILIZER FROM KHAMBHAT REGION

Abstract

The role of soil in design and construction of any structure is very crucial. Since the soil is in direct contact with the structure, it is act as a medium of load transfer and hence for any analysis of force acting on the structure, one has to consider the aspects of stress distribution through the soil as ability of structure itself depends upon the soil properties. Geotechnically study of site is crucial at feasibility stage, taking place before the design in order to understand the characteristic of subsoil upon which the structure will stand. This study investigate the properties of soil sample taken from khambhat  region the practical study examine the change in properties of soil after adding chemical admixture ( cacl₂) to  increase and improve the stability of soil and to  reduce the cost of construction by making best use of locally available material.