Award Date

1-1-1993

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Number of Pages

43

Abstract

Preliminary studies to determine the effect of mixing fly ash with regional swelling of clayey soils indicated these mixtures were superior in certain engineering properties. Mixtures of clay soil, and fly ash at 10, 20, 30, and 40 percent exhibited reduced plasticity and swelling characteristics while the unconfined compression strength of the mixture increased as the percentage of fly ash increased. Based upon the laboratory test results, the possibility of stabilizing swelling soils by using fly ash in structural fills should be practical. The use of fly ash to reduce high plasticity and swelling in soils may prove to be a useful and inexpensive technique.

Keywords

Ash; Clay; Effects; Fly

Controlled Subject

Civil engineering; Geotechnology

File Format

pdf

File Size

1413.12 KB

Degree Grantor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

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