Soil cement

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Name :-Mitali priyadarshini

pradhan

Regd no. :-1501329032

Branch :-civil Engineering
 contents
 Introduction
 Why use soil cement ?
 Raw materials
 How is soil cement built ?
 Types of soil cement
 Performance
 Applications
 Advantage
 Disadvantages
 Conclusion
 INTRODUCTI
ON
 Soil cement is compacted mixture of soil/aggregate
,Portland cement ,water.
 It is also known as cement stabilization of soil or
cement treated aggregate & it is widely used as low
cost pavement base.
 It has good compressive and shear strength ,but is
brittle & has low tensile strength.so it is prone to
performing cracks
 WHY USE SOIL
CEMENT?

 Failing granular-base pavements, with or without

their old bituminous mats , can be salvaged
,strengthened & reclaimed as soil-cement
pavements.

 This is an efficient ,economical way of rebuilding

pavements . Since approximately 90 % of the
material used is already in place ,handling &
hauling costs are cut to a minimum.
 RAW MATERIALS

 Soil /aggregate

 Portland cement

 Water
 HOW IS SOIL CEMENT
BUILT ?
 Before construction begins simple laboratory test
establish the cement content , compaction & water
requirement of the soil material to be used.
 During construction tests are made to see that the
requirements are being met . Testing ensures that the
mixture will have strength and long-term durability .
No guesswork is involved .
 Soil-cement can be mixed in place or in a central
mixing plant . Central mixing plants can be used
where borrow material is involved.
 TYPES OF SOIL-
CEMENT

 Cement-modified soil (CMS)

 Soil-cement base (SCB)

 Cemented-treated base (CTB)

 Acrylic copolymer (Rhino snot)

 PERFORMANCE OF SOIL
CEMENT
 Its slab like characteristics and beam strength are
unmatched by granular bases.
 Hard, rigid soil-cement resists cyclic cold , rain & spring-
thaw damage.
 Cement stabilizes the soil in two ways . First, it reduces
the soil plasticity, especially for the soil in which there is
high amount of clay particles .And the second is
cementation for fine grained silty and clayey soil .
 PROPERTIES OF
SOIL

 Load vs Deformation
 APPLICATIONS
 Earth embankment

 Pavements

 Soil-cement bricks
 ADVANTAGES
 Reduce cost
 Eliminate waste
 Improve strength
 Decrease volume change characteristics
 Improve performance
 DISADVANTAGES
 Can not operate if moisture of soil above
10% .
 Cracks may form in soil cement .
 It requires extra labour .
 It is not suitable for some type of soil .
 The quantity of water must be sufficient for
hydration of cement and making the mixture
workable.
 CONCLUSION
 As a civil engineer our aim is economy without
losing strength . Hence soil-cement is best choice
for low traffic pavements . Soil-cement bricks are
eco-friendly with nature .
THANK YOU