SPR-3940: Chemical Modification of Uniform Soils and Soils with High/Low Plasticity Indexes

The research will explore the use of cement and lime by product as a mixture for chemical modification of soils with low and high plasticity, and uniform granular soils. The deliverables of the project are guidelines for design and construction that will include mixtures of lime and cement as chemical improvement of soil. The benefits of the project are: (1) expand and provide more flexibility to current Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) specifications; (2) lower the cost of projects by reducing the number of change orders; and (3) reduce the duration of construction by providing suitable alternatives to changing soil conditions in the field.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract to a Performing Organization has not yet been awarded.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $130000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  SPR-3940

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Purdue University/Indiana Department of Transportation JHRP

  Purdue University
  1284 Civil Engineering Building, Room 4154
  West Lafayette, IN  United States  47907-1284
• Principal Investigators:

  Zia-Siddiki, N

  Bobet, Antonio

• Start Date: 20150101
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20161231
• Source Data: RiP Project 38155

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Granular soils; Lime cement; Mixtures; Plasticity index; Road construction; Soil mechanics; Specifications
• Geographic Terms: Indiana
• Subject Areas: Construction; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01545992
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Indiana Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: SPR-3940
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Dec 2 2014 1:00AM