Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Barney, Syed Ishratali
URN	etd-11162012-120327
Title	Lime Stabilization of a Virginia Clay Soil
Degree	Master of Science
Department	Civil Engineering
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Walker, Richard D. Committee Chair Bungay, Henry R. III Committee Member Krebs, R. D. Committee Member Nelson, B. W. Committee Member Parsons, William A. Committee Member
Keywords	soil amendments
Date of Defense	1999-11-15
Availability	restricted
Abstract The fact that when lime is added to clayey soils same very beneficial results are produced dates back into the remote past. It is not a new development, In the United States lime has been in use since l923. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of increasing soaking time of soil—lime mixtures on the strength, swell potential, and degree of saturation. In order to ascertain the exact composition of clay minerals, X-ray diffraction analysis was run on the soil sample. The analysis showed that the clayey soil contained a large amount of water with a greater percentage of halloysite minerals. The soil, it was concluded, was poorly crystalline and was found to be midway between montmorillonite and kaolinite group.
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