Modification of mechanical properties of Shanghai clayey soil with expanded polystyrene
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Abstract In the present study, the resistance characteristics of Shanghai clayey soil-expanded polystyrene (EPS) mixture have been explored, using unconfined compressive and consolidation and rebound tests. EPS beads were mixed homogenously with clay soil in accordance with different mass ratios of beads to soil, that is, 0, 0.02, and 0.03%. Four particle sizes of EPS were used in the mixtures, that is, 0.5, 1, 3, and 7 mm, to reconstruct the samples. The experimental results indicated that (1) under the condition of unconfined compressive test, with the increase of EPS particle size, the compressive strength of reinforced soil increases significantly, but the compressive strength of reinforced soil decreases compared with the control sample, and it also decreases with high content compared to low EPS content; (2) under the consolidation and rebound test, compression index and rebound index of reinforced soil increased obviously compared with the control sample, but the compression modulus of reinforced soil decreases significantly; (3) in addition, the ductility of reinforced soil decreases with the increase of EPS particle size but increases compared with the control sample. At the same time, the stiffness of reinforced soil is much decreased compared with the control sample. Finally, the cause of deformation characteristics of reinforced soil was explained based on the feature of EPS material and the interaction between soil particles and particles of EPS beads.
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OpenAlex topics: Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization · Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete · Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics
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Department of Geotechnical Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Kashi University , Xinjiang, 844000 , China
Department of Civil Engineering, School of Environment and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology , Shanghai, 200093 , China
Department of Geographic Sciences, School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University , Shanghai, 200241 , China
Department of Structural Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Kashi University , Xinjiang, 844000 , China
Department of Water Supply and Drainage, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Kashi University , Xinjiang, 844000 , China
Department of Mining Safety and Ecology, School of Mining Safety, National University of Science and Technology MISIS , Moscow , Russia
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