Engineering Geology

Engineering Geology

Shear Strength Study of Sand Reinforced by Waste Concrete

Authors
Masoud Amelsakhi
Elham Tehrani
Qom University of Technology
10.22034/JEG.2023.17.4.101685
Abstract
This research is a laboratory study to improve the geotechnical properties of sandy soils. Concrete waste with a grain size of 1.2 to 1 inch was used for this purpose. The effect of using concrete waste at 0, 10, 20 and 30 weight percent on dry sandy soil in two loose and dense states was investigated. Based on the results of the direct cutting test, the addition of concrete waste has increased the shear strength and the internal friction angle of the soil; The loose samples made with ٪30 of concrete waste had the greatest effect, so adding ٪30 of concrete waste to loose sand increased the internal friction angle of the soil by ٪32 and the shear strength by ٪42 Similarly, adding ٪10 of concrete waste to dense sand increased the internal angle of friction of the soil by ٪4 and the shear strength by ٪6.
Keywords
sand
soil improvement
concrete waste
large-scale direct shear test
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