The effect of cement stabilization on the strength of the Bawen’s siltstone

Abstract

Siltstones are predominantly found along the Bawen toll-road. Siltstone is degradable soil due to weather session. The soil is susceptible to the drying and wetting and the changes in moisture content. Thus, Siltstone is problematic soils in its bearing capacity when served as a subgrade or subbase. The main objective of this study was to investigate the effect of cement stabilization on the strength of Siltstone. The primary laboratory test to evaluate the strength was Unconfined Compression Strength (UCS) and California Bearing Ratio (CBR). The cement content was varied from 2 to 12 per cent by weight of the dry soil. The soils were collected from the Ungaran - Bawen toll road. The specimens were tested after seven days of moist-curing in controlled temperature room of 25°C. The CBR test was performed after soaking under water for four days to observe the swelling. The results show that the mudstones were less swelling after soaking. Cement-stabilized siltstone increased the CBR value and the UCS significantly. The addition of optimum cement content for siltstone stabilization was about 7 to 10 per cent.

Slake Durability of the Compacted-Siltstone Fragment With Cement Stabilization

“…At the first cycle, abrasion during rotation of slaking drum reduces the specimen's surface. This characteristic is attributable to increasing the strength of soil due to cement stabilization [8].…”

“…In this experiment, the physical changes of the stabilized soil due to slaking test were evaluated by particle size distribution. In the cement stabilization mechanism, the cement modifies the fine-grained fraction to be a coarser grain [8], [10]. The percentage of coarse-grained after the slakingwetting cycle is illustrated in Fig.…”

“…Those soils were susceptible to weathering and strength degradation [3]- [7]. Hartono et al [8] proposed cement stabilization to improve the strength of the soft mudrock in Semarang-Bawen toll road section. Cement stabilization is commonly and practically used to improve the engineering properties of a problematic soil [9]- [13].…”