Effect of the Time on the Undrained Shear Strength and Permeability of Clay-Wooden Sawdust Mixtures Used to Improve Landfills Liner

Abstract

This study aims to assess the impact of time on sawdust usage to enhance the behavior of the clay used in landfills. The soil used in this paper was brought from Büyükçekmece region / Istanbul. Four proportions (1, 2, 3 and 5) of the sawdust were added as a percentage of the dry weight of the soil. Soil-sawdust mixtures were compacted with the optimum water content corresponding to each percentage and samples were extracted. The extracted samples were divided into two groups, the immediate tests were performed on the first group while the second group was kept in special containers for long-term tests after 90 days. A series of undrained unconsolidated triaxial tests (UU) and unconfined compression tests (UCS) were performed on the specimens and compared with the row soil, in the immediate tests, the results from the UU triaxial test showed that the undrained shear strength was increased as the sawdust content increased and then decreased, it was conducted that the optimum sawdust content was 3%, it was increased the undrained shear strength by (39.5%) and (41.44%) for UU triaxial and Unconfined compression tests respectively. After 90 days of the curing period, it found that 2% is the optimum sawdust content, it was increased the undrained shear strength by (202.51%) and (176.64%) for UU triaxial and unconfined compression test respectively. In the immediate and long-term tests, the coefficient of permeability increased by (66.66) and (94.44%) as the sawdust increased from 0 to 5 % respectively. Sawdust increases the hydraulic conductivity of the clay. It can be concluded that the sawdust usage has a remarkable effect on the shear strength of the clay for both immediate and long-term tests.