Adding Portland cement as a Stabilizer to Wadan Soil to improve its Properties

Abstract

Abstract: The structural properties of soil are of great importance in knowing its behavior when exposed to various loads after construction on it and the degrees of subsidence or shearing. This behavior may change when the soil is exposed to multiple factors that can help reduce its bearing strength. These factors are the chemical compounds the soil contains that can interact with water or dissolve in it and thus cause the soil to weaken between its grains, which causes it leads to its weakness and danger to the structures built on it. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct multiple studies of this soil in order to read the variables that may occur in it. This study aims to test the extent of soil improvement when adding cement as a stabilizing material, and to determine the economic ratio that gives good soil stabilization results. It is an attempt to shed light, find successful solutions, and achieve a broader understanding of the use of cement as a material to improve soil properties.