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Hydraulic characteristics of stabilised expansive subgrade soils in road pavements
Civil engineers face significant challenges in the safe design and construction of durable road infrastructure in the presence of expansive soils. These problematic soils exacerbate undesirable serviceability concerns induced by pavement distress. Soil stabilisation has been recognised as a sustainable approach to alleviate the problematic nature of expansive subgrades. Road pavements constructed on top of expansive subgrade soils are generally under unsaturated conditions, where the moisture variations can significantly impact the pavement response. However, current pavement design and modelling frameworks overlook unsaturated soil behaviour by adopting simplified approaches. This study examines the hydraulic behaviour of expansive clayey soils stabilised with non-traditional and traditional chemical based additive. Tests were conducted to determine the state variation and stabilisation influence on the soil water characteristic curve using the dewpoint potentiometer for an expansive subgrade commonly found in Melbourne geology. Results show that the stabilisation has strong influence on soil hydraulic characteristics at various initial state conditions tested. Experimental data have been applied to illustrate the significance of incorporating realistic hydraulic response using a simulated practical application in road pavements. The research highlights the significance of incorporating accurate hydraulic characteristics for simulating and assessing the response of pavement constructed with stabilised unsaturated subgrade soils.
Hydraulic characteristics of stabilised expansive subgrade soils in road pavements
Civil engineers face significant challenges in the safe design and construction of durable road infrastructure in the presence of expansive soils. These problematic soils exacerbate undesirable serviceability concerns induced by pavement distress. Soil stabilisation has been recognised as a sustainable approach to alleviate the problematic nature of expansive subgrades. Road pavements constructed on top of expansive subgrade soils are generally under unsaturated conditions, where the moisture variations can significantly impact the pavement response. However, current pavement design and modelling frameworks overlook unsaturated soil behaviour by adopting simplified approaches. This study examines the hydraulic behaviour of expansive clayey soils stabilised with non-traditional and traditional chemical based additive. Tests were conducted to determine the state variation and stabilisation influence on the soil water characteristic curve using the dewpoint potentiometer for an expansive subgrade commonly found in Melbourne geology. Results show that the stabilisation has strong influence on soil hydraulic characteristics at various initial state conditions tested. Experimental data have been applied to illustrate the significance of incorporating realistic hydraulic response using a simulated practical application in road pavements. The research highlights the significance of incorporating accurate hydraulic characteristics for simulating and assessing the response of pavement constructed with stabilised unsaturated subgrade soils.
Hydraulic characteristics of stabilised expansive subgrade soils in road pavements
Pooni, Jaspreet (author) / Robert, Dilan (author) / Giustozzi, Filippo (author) / Gunasekara, Chamila (author) / Setunge, Sujeeva (author) / Venkatesan, Srikanth (author)
International Journal of Pavement Engineering ; 23 ; 3129-3146
2022-07-29
18 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
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