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Micro‑ and nano‑ bentonite to improve the strength of clayey sand as a nano soil‑improvement technique
Abstract
Nano-additives results in the formation of nano-cementation (NC). This process is recently used to improve the durability of various building materials. NC used to improve the strength of untreated soil materials, also known as nano soil-improvement (NSI). In few years, the role of nano-additives in various types of soils were developed. In this research, the role of micro- and nano- size of bentonite as soil stabilizer was evaluated as first few research to improve geotechnical properties of soils. Nanoadditives prepared by micro- and nano- sizes of bentonite were blend with four formulations. These formulations of micro- and nano- additives at concentrations of 0, 1, 2, and 3%, namely 0% Micro- Bentonite, 1% Micro-Bentonite, 2% Micro-Bentonite, 3% Micro-Bentonite, 0% Nano-Bentonite, 1% Nano-Bentonite, 2% Nano-Bentonite, and 3% Nano-Bentonite, respectively. These formulations of micro- and nano- additives were separately added to soil. Specimens with 3% nano-bentonite showed significant improvement in unconfined compressive strength (UCS) of soil that was more than 2.3-times higher than control specimen in 7-d curing time. Also the performance of micro-bentonite resulted in improvement in UCS of soil that was more than 1.1-times higher than control specimen at 7-d curing time. The secant modulus at 50% of peak stress (E50) of the samples treated with microand nano- additives increased in comparison to untreated specimens. Further, X-ray fluorescence (XRF), scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction analyses characterized micro- and nanostructures of soil specimens, and showed the performance of nano-additives in improving strength of soils. Results show that nano-bentonite as a type of nano-additives is an effective means of increasing the strength of soils. This research shows the significant of nano-bentonite in soil improvement, as a NSI technique.
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Mohadeseh Cheraghalikhani MSc
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Hamed Niroumand, Dr
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Scientific Reports
no. 13,
ISSN: 2045-2322 - Language:
- English
- Publication year:
- 2023
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- Cheraghalikhani M., Niroumand, H., Bałachowski L.: Micro‑ and nano‑ bentonite to improve the strength of clayey sand as a nano soil‑improvement technique// Scientific Reports -Vol. 13,iss. 1 (2023), s.10913-
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- Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1038/s41598-023-37936-x
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- Gdańsk University of Technology
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