Latest Projects Based on Soil Stabilization

One of the biggest networks where people work as groups in the field of Agriculture. As technology is increasing and automation is replacing manual operation in almost all the fields, the same can be applied to the Agricultural Field also. Previously farmers manually used to water the fields whenever needed and power for providing the water is taken from household power. The cons of this system are we need to pay for the power and every time human intervention is needed whenever water needs to be provided. Imagine there is an automatic system where whenever water is needed for the field, automatically pump will be turned on and when water level sufficient, the pump will be turned off automatically and the power required for the operation of the pump will be taken from the solar power.

Expansive soils are very hard when dry, but loses its strength completely in wet condition and these expansive soil poses several problems for civil engineering works like road construction, building construction etc. Soil stabilization in one of the important features for construction because it improves the engineering properties of soil such as strength, durability & stability. In this project, an attempt is made to increase the strength of expansive soils by using sugarcane straw ash.

Accumulation of solid waste requires a large area for its disposal. Human hair fiber (HHF) a non- degradable matter is creating an environmental problem so its use in soil improvement can minimize the problem. Also human hair fiber available in abundance at a very low cost. The main purpose of this project is to understand and investigate the variations in the strength of the cohesive soils using human hair fibers (natural fiber) as a soil reinforcing material.

Excavation involves the removal of a layer of soil beneath the topsoil. Excavation is done for footings, dams or any other construction projects so its importance is high and understanding properties of soil after excavation is very useful. Excavation requires supporting if depth is more than 6m such as diaphragm walls with struts, anchors or tie backs. This process becomes more complicated in heavy constructions like dam construction we know that diaphragm wall helps to eliminate seepage flow below the dam in order to minimize the water loss and it increases the stability of dam.

Soil Bioengineering is the use of living plant materials to perform engineering function. This technique can be used to treat eroding banks, excess gravel, and unstable slopes and can provide a finished product that treats the problem as well as providing appropriate riparian vegetation.

One of the most important factor, when you build anything is the material. Another important factor in civil engineering is cost. So, that the material should be economical. Soil or Earth is one of the cheaper material available nowadays.

The increased waste in the construction industry causes a major problem for disposal operation. The waste materials from construction activities are heavy in weight and occupy more storage space. In India out of 48 million tones of solid waste generated, construction waste make up 25%. Concrete and masonry waste can be recycled by sorting, crushing and sieving into recycled aggregates. This recycled aggregates can be used to make concrete for road construction, soil stabilization, etc. The re-use of waste material is an important factor in point of sustainability.

The building materials play a major role in our national economy. From stones, we have shifted to bricks and now more advanced compressed stabilized earth bricks can be used which are also called as “HYBRID BRICKS”. This bricks can be used for almost all the applications of burnt clay bricks.

Soil stabilization is the process of improving the physical and chemical properties of soil. Stabilization helps to increase the shear strength and controls the shrink-swell properties of soil.

Liquefaction is a process that leads to soil suddenly losing strength, As a result of ground shaking during an earthquake. However, not all the soils liquefy during an earthquake.

In this present electronic age, the development of the country is going at a very fast pace. So, with the development of the country, heavy load vehicles are also rapidly increasing. Road transport is the only transport by which you can travel door to door.

In the world of rapid urbanisation, the construction of buildings is been increasing day by day. Due to the limitation of the land tall buildings are encouraged.

Soil bioengineering is the process of using the plants and their resources to stabilize the soil. The strength of the roots is used to stabilize and increase the strength of the natural and man-made soil. This technique is already used in many countries including in India.

Just like other construction materials soil has its own scientific analysis with regards to its abilities in dealing with forces. Soil is one of the most complex materials in civil engineering to the point that when it comes to the factor of safety in designing structures like foundations, or soil-based constructions.

There are different methods for the improvement of soil. In the civilization of Mesopotamian lime stone was used as construction material by mixing it with weak soil. Also, in some the ancient civilization people also use materials such as straw, hay etc… these are mixed with the soil with low strength and used as bricks.

The ground improvement techniques are generally made at the places where the soil conditions are very ill. These techniques which are used to increase the performance of the soil are called soil stabilization techniques or soil improvement techniques.

Latest Projects based on soil stabilization