The long-term performance of lime-treated soil is still in question, especially in the case of the use of such soils to build earthen structures in permanent contact with water (i.e., dams, river levees, etc.) Indeed, water circulation may induce significant alteration of the improvements brought by the lime treatment. In this context, the main objective of this work is to study the long-term behaviour (durability) of lime-treated soils submitted to water circulation as well as to determine the most favourable initial soil compaction in terms of lime-treated soil durability. First, the impact of lime addition on soil microstructure is investigated with mercury intrusion porosimetry tests. This was done to highlight the effect of curing time, lime dosage, and compaction on soil initial permeability, a critical parameter in terms of long-term behaviour of the lime-treated soil. Then, lime-treated soil samples were submitted to an accelerated circulation of water over a period of 150 days. The obtained results show that soil permeability did not fluctuate with circulation time. This has been confirmed by the results obtained on the samples' microstructure that remained stable throughout the experiments.Résumé : La performance à long terme des sols traités à la chaux est une question encore largement débattue, notamment dans le contexte de l'utilisation de ces sols pour la réalisation d'ouvrages en terre en contact permanent ou fréquent avec l'eau (digue, barrage, etc.). L'eau pourrait en effet induire une altération des améliorations apportées par le traitement à la chaux. Ce travail vise à apporter quelques éléments de réponse sur la durabilité des performances d'un sol traité à la chaux lorsqu'il est soumis à un écoulement d'eau avec un volet concernant l'identification des conditions de compactage du sol les plus favorables en terme de durabilité. Cette étude se consacre dans un premier temps à l'étude de l'ajout de chaux sur la microstructure du sol par l'utilisation de la porosimétrie au mercure. Cette étape était un préalable à une meilleure compréhension de l'impact du dosage, du temps de cure et des conditions de compactage sur la perméabilité du sol traité à la chaux. Dans un deuxième temps, le sol traité a été soumis à une circulation accélérée d'eau sur une période de 150 jours. Les résultats montrent que, dans le cas du limon étudié, la perméabilité du matériau n'évolue pas en cours de circulation, ce qui est à relier par la relative stabilité de la microstructure dans le cas du limon étudié.Mots-clés : limon traité à la chaux, perméabilité, texture, état initial, lixiviation.
International audienceThe durability of the mechanical improvements brought by lime once the involved earth structures are exposed to long-term hydraulic conditions (long-term water contact and water circulation) is still under discussion. This paper aims at assessing i) the impact of such hydraulic conditions on the mechanical shear strength of a lime-treated silty soil, and ii) the effect of initial conditions (lime content and compaction conditions) on the lime treatment durability. The results showed that water contact leads to a significant decrease in shear strength. The results also indicated that the mechanical performance of soils exposed to water circulation is highly related to the quantity of water passing through the soil specimens and hence to the permeability of the soils: the lower the permeability, the better the durability. Futhermore, it has been observed that a lime content higher than the lime modification optimum (LMO) enables a better homogeneity of the treatment, giving rise to a longer resistance to water circulation
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