XVI DECGE Skopje, 2018

GEOTECHNICAL HAZARDS AND RISKS: EXPERIENCES AND PRACTICES

ABSTRACT FORM FOR DECGE 2018: SOIL STABILIZATION WITH MODERN

HYDRAULIC BINDERS. VARIATIONS OF GEOTECHNICAL PARAMETERS.

NAGY Andor-Csongor (1 , CRCU Alexandru Petru(2 , ILIE Nicoleta Maria(3 , MOLDOVAN Dorin
Vasile(4 , GHERMAN Clin Marius(5 , PTER Anita(6
(1
PhD candidate, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Memorandumului Str. No. 28, 400114 Cluj-
Napoca, Romania; Andor.Nagy@dst.utcluj.ro
(2
PhD candidate, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Memorandumului Str. No. 28, 400114 Cluj-
Napoca, Romania; alexandru.circu@mecon.utcluj.ro
(3
Associate Professor , Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Memorandumului Str. No. 28, 400114
Cluj-Napoca, Romania; nicoleta.ilies@dst.utcluj.ro
(4
Lecturer, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Memorandumului Str. No. 28, 400114 Cluj-Napoca,
Romania; dorin.moldovan@dst.utcluj.ro
(5
Lecturer, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Memorandumului Str. No. 28, 400114 Cluj-Napoca,
Romania; calin.gherman@dst.utcluj.ro
(6
M.Sc., Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Memorandumului Str. No. 28, 400114 Cluj-Napoca,
Romania; peter.anit@gmail.com
Summary
The primary objective in soil stabilization is improving on-site materials to create a solid and
strong sub-base and base courses for further construction activities. Classic stabilization methods
for road structures imply soil mixing with cement or lime, depending on the soil types found on-
site. Although widely used, these stabilization methods fail to provide hydrophobic properties for
the stabilized layer, thus being vulnerable to road failure from water penetration or heavy frosts by
inhibiting the ingress of water into the treated layer. Dorosol is a hydraulic binder which combines
cement and lime in order to improve and consolidate cohesive soils for embankments and subgrade
stabilization, providing a superior protection against water penetration. This paper presents the
improvement of physical parameters of a silty clay from Cluj-Napoca, by using two types of
Dorosol, C30 and C50 suited for treating heavy plastic clayey soils. Percentages of 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4
and 4.5 were used for creating stabilized soil samples for both types of binder. Samples were
prepared at desired water and Dorosol content, and extracted with the sampler after Proctor
compaction was applied to the mixture. After extraction, samples were stored for 7 days before
testing, which was recommended by the manufacturer. The study presents the evolution of the
oedometric modulus when varying the water content of the admixture below and above the optimal
compaction water content determined through a series of normal Proctor tests. Cohesion and
internal friction angle values were calculated from a series of direct shear tests of consolidated-
drained type. Residual shear values were also registered.

Key words
clayey soils, soil stabilization, Dorosol, Proctor test, direct shear test, optimal water content

Topic
A Methods for hazard assessment
B Risk assessment and management in geotechnical engineering
C Parameters and modelling
D Reliability of geotechnical predictions
E Construction risk management
F Repair and maintenance strategies of geotechnical structures
G Geotechnical codes and design methods