The study evaluated the effect of four treatment compositions on the plasticity of tropical red soil (Lateritic soil) admixed with Bacillus coagulans (B. coagulans). Samples for Atterberg limits test were prepared using four treatment compositional variables. They include 25% B. coagulans suspension and 75% cementation reagent, (25%B /75%C); 50% B. coagulans suspension and 50% cementation reagent (50% B /50%C); 75% B. coagulans suspension and 25% cementation reagent, (75%B /25% C) with the above three being in equivalent volumes of the corresponding liquid limit(LL) and 50% of the optimum moisture content (OMC) of compaction, to be both B. coagulans suspension and cementation reagent (i.e. 50% OMC B /50%OMC C) of the natural soil. Results showed that the LL for; 25%B /75% C, 50% B /50% C and 75% B /25%C generally increased from 0 up to peak values at 1.8 x 109 cells/ml and then declined at 2.4 x 109 cells/ml. In the case of samples treated with 50% OMC B/50% OMC C, the LL initially decreased from 0 up to 6.0 x 108 cells/ml and thereafter increased significantly. Plastic limit (PL), Plasticity index (PI) and Linear shrinkage (LS), recorded improvement. Regression analysis for the best treatment composition (i.e 75%B /25%C) has regression coefficient of 91.8%. Based on the four treatment compositions considered, 75%B/25%C enhanced the soil workability significantly and is suggested for geotechnical engineering applications such as road pavements that are lightly trafficked.
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