Stabilization of Expansive Soil using Waste Materials

Abstract

Expansive soil shows a different behaviour than other soil during and after the construction
work. Hence there should be an enhancement in the practical knowledge about the expansive
soil in the civil engineering field. Hence the present work is related to the study of
compaction behaviour, CBR value and optimum content of waste materials to be used to
stabilize the expansive soil. Required tests were carried out to find the optimum content of
waste materials. With these optimum value CBR increases which gives better compaction to
the soil. This study also benefits the effective use of waste materials and thus it is a cost
effective method for improving the soil properties.