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Types of Soil Stabilization

Soil stabilization is about changing the physical structure of the soil. Poor quality of soil will turn it into a valuable engineering material.  Stabilizing soils with binders is now an extremely cost-effective method of converting poor quality soil into a strong impermeable medium. This allows the production of roads, dams, reinforced earth structures, railways, mass fill applications, housing, and industrial units in areas where they were not previously economically viable. Many years experience has proved the effectiveness of this method.

There are different soil stabilization techniques available on the market today. But first, we need to know Types of Soil Stabilization.

1. Cement Soil Stabilization

It is designed to add cement to the ground to improve and harden weak soils. It increases the strength and integrity of underlying soil layers and provides for stability and flexibility over the area’s life cycle. This is an effective way to secure the ground. 

2. Second is Lime Soil Stabilization

It is an effective way to modify soils - improving both workability and load-bearing components while increasing establishment and impermeability. Soil stabilization using lime to improve forest roads was required. The use of lime can modify almost all fine-grained soils to some extent, but the most exciting change occurs in clay soils of moderate to high plasticity.
Lime quickly improves the soil condition during construction and can add long-term improvements to fundamental soil properties.

3. Bitumen Soil Stabilization

It is referred to a process by which a controlled amount of bituminous material is thoroughly mixed with an existing soil or aggregate material to form a or wearing surface renders it resistant to the action of water. Any granular soils like asphaltic bitumen, cut back bitumen and bitumen emulsion are stabilized by adding bitumen in it. It reduces its permeability seals pores of the soil. By providing adherence between the particles we can also increase the shear strength in it.

4. Chemical Soil Stabilization

The chemicals sealed space between particles, leaving no room for water to penetrate through. Among the most common chemicals that are used for soil stabilization, it includes sodium chloride, calcium chloride, and sodium silicate. Chemical stabilization of the base course, subbase course, and sub-grade are essential. The soil will be treated by using sodium silicate and lime with different percentages.

When choosing the right soil stabilizer for your project – consider the environmental impact of the formulation to the vegetation and wildlife around your application site Geo Grout Ground Modification Specialists, Inc. is a geotechnical contractor specializing in a wide range of grouting techniques solving soil and structural problems.

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