Effect of ultrasonic treatment on clay microfabric evaluation by atomic force microscopy

Effects of Nano-Carbon Reinforcement on the Swelling and Shrinkage Behaviour of Soil

“…An ultrasonic tip was placed in the beaker and the mixture was sonicated for 4 min to disagglomerate the NCs while avoiding possible tube fragmentation (Vaisman et al 2006). This time is also considered sufficient to accomplish dispersal of soil in the aqueous solution (Firoozi et al 2015), while preventing the suspensions from overheating (Lee et al 2007). For the sonication process, the Sonic Ruptor 250 Ultrasonic Homogenizer was used.…”

“…In particular, it has been shown that CNTs and CNFs can be effectively ultrasonically dispersed in a water solution (Cui 2013). Moreover, Firoozi et al (2015) used ultrasonics for the dispersion of soil particles without pre-treating or adding a dispersing surfactant. The aim of this research was to investigate the performance of NCs additives on the a) Untreated CNT embedded in cement paste bridging a nano-sized crack compacted soil specimens.…”

Fundamentals of soil stabilization

“…The tensile strength of the air dried mixture increased with hay addition and the swelling decreased with hay addition. Mirzababaei et al [60] studied unconfined compressive strength (UCS) of reinforced clays with the waste of carpet fibers. They found that carpet waste fibers mixed with clay soils, prepared at the same dry unit weight, can considerably increase the unconfined compression strength (UCS), decrease the post peak strength loss, and alter the failure behavior from brittle to ductile.…”

Potential of Using Nanocarbons to Stabilize Weak Soils

“…The principle distinction between a nanomaterial and a bigger scale material is the altogether bigger particular surface region, which allows for an expansion in the substance reactivity and/or a change in the physical properties of the material [8]. The properties displayed by this new class of materials have been utilised in manufacturing for a considerable time; the huge and fast incremental use of nanotechnology is due to the logical meeting of science, material science, science, and design streams [9]. Nanotechnology has opened a new world in nanoscale while civil engineering infrastructure is focused on macroscale.…”

“…Despite the fact that good pavement is constructed with existing materials, applications of nanotechnology can improve pavement performance significantly. Scientists anticipate that nanotechnology may offer great potential in the fields of material design, manufacturing, properties, monitoring, and modelling for advances in asphalt pavement technology [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15].…”