Effect of Lime Filling on the Compactibility of Clay Soils

Abstract

Abstract Insufficient resilience of the natural environment is one of the many problems with the foundation of linear structures, and one of the ways to solve the foundation of a linear structure is the stabilization of soils. Fine-grained soils are problematic for traffic construction. The properties of clay soils change due to climatic conditions. They swell and become plastic in the presence of water, shrink in dry conditions, increase in volume, and freeze due to frost. Improving the properties of fine-grained soils with lime is a suitable solution to the problem in traffic construction. The purpose of soil improvement is to modify soil properties such as creating soil without cavities and gaps, increasing shear strength, reduce compressibility and permeability, the soil must be able to transfer the load without further settling (or unnatural compression). Soil improvement can be defined as an intervention in the natural geological environment or artificially built earth structures (embankments, notches), the purpose of which is to increase the resistance of the subsoil, achieve even settlement of the structure or object, accelerate consolidation, optimally build earth structures, etc. We can encounter the stabilization of the subsoil in all types of constructions, but most often in line constructions and water management construction. In our article, we focus on the effects of soil treatment with lime. The treated soil was F8 (CH) clay with high plasticity.