Effect of pH on Compressibility Behaviour of Cement Treated Soils

Abstract

This paper presents a detailed review on to enrich the performance of structures, the stability of underlying soils must be checked. The stability of soil may change due to the discharge of pollutants leading to the changes in the pH of water. In the present study, the black cotton soil was treated with Ordinary Portland Cement(OPC) of 53 grade with different percentages(3%,6% and 9%) and laboratory tests such as Atterberg Limits, Compaction and Unconfined Compressive Strength(UCS) were performed. Tests were conducted to assess the effect of pH (pH=5,pH=7 and pH=9) on treated soil properties with different curing periods( 7,14 and 28 days).The aim of this study is to establish the effect of acidic and alkaline nature on curing time behaviour of cement treated soil.