Sustainable Stabilization of Sulfate-Bearing Soils with Expansive Soil-Rubber Technology. Final Report.

摘要

The two main objectives of this research were (1) to propose a new subgrade soil stabilization protocol to allow CDOT and other transportation agencies to rely upon an alternative stabilization method that is not subject to the typical problems associated with calcium-based stabilization of sulfate-rich soils (the proposed technology is also appropriate to stabilize sulfate-free subgrade soils), and (2) to develop a new database of MEPDG parameters for local soil samples obtained from CDOT and to provide advanced testing and analysis of the stiffness degradation of these materials. The beneficial use of scrap tire rubber mixed with expansive soils is of interest to civil engineering applications since the swell percent and the swell pressure can be potentially reduced with no deleterious effect to the shear strength of the mixture.