Moisture-Density Relationship of Bottom Ash, Lime Stabilized Bangkok Clay as a Potential Pavement Material in Thailand

Abstract:

Expansive clayey soils like Bangkok clay can shrink and swell with water contact. Therefore, the presence of such soils tends to damage the road conditions with a higher frequency of rainfall in Thailand. The presence of expansive clayey soil has brought the concept of stabilization of such roads with any other stronger materials. This paper shows the test results on the moisture-density relationship of bottom ash and lime stabilized Clayey soil to use as a pavement material in Thailand. In this study, a waste material produced from coal combustion called bottom ash was used as a replacement material and quicklime as a binding material. During the tests 10%, 20%, 30% and 50% bottom ash and 4%, 8%,12% Lime were used. The result shows a decrease in Maximum Dry Density and increase in Optimum Moisture Content with an increase in each amount of replacement material.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 972)
• Pages: 50-56
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.972.50
• Online since: October 2019
• Authors: Akanksha Bhurtel*, Amin Eisazadeh
• Keywords: Bangkok Clay, Bottom Ash, Proctor Compaction, Quick Lime, Road Stabilization

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