The Kota city, which is situated in Rajasthan state of India, is having a major problem of disposing the quarry dust. Quarry dust is a waste product produced by the stone industry during the cutting and crushing of stone. This byproduct is affecting the environment and land fertility as well. One of the innovative techniques for ground improvement can be practiced by using quarry dust as soil stabilizing agent. This technique may simultaneously offer the environmental sustainability, use of industrial waste, and space saving. The Expansive Soil (ES) deposits in Kota district and its neighboring districts, Jhalawar and Baran, make it difficult to build large constructions. In order to make the soil suitable for construction, quarry dust and lime are used for stabilization of the ES in this study. The UCS and CBR value was increased after adding of quarry dust with 6% lime and stabilized soil has superior load bearing capacity.
The main problem associated with expansive soil is imbibing the available moisture and thus excessive swelling pressure develops in this soil. This excessive swelling pressure causes an upheaval of the structure's foundation lying over strata of expansive soil. This research aimed to use industrial waste, Marble Dust as a stabilizing agent for expansive soil, and further, the effect of Bamboo Fibre on properties of Marble Dust stabilized expansive soil was also evaluated. The Marble Dust was added in proportions of 10%, 20%, 30%, and 40% by weight of soil sample and the Bamboo Fibre was mixed in proportions of 0.25%, 0.50%, 0.75%, and 1% by weight of soil sample in the Mix proportion of expansive soil and 30% Marble Dust.
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