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Test on polymers for soil stabilization for funding a project on anti-seismic design
COMPARISON BETWEEN RESULTS ON MIDWEST AND SOILWORKS POLYMERS
Preliminary results on treated sands. We compared old tests obtained with Soiltac® by SOILWORKS with the tests on same type of granular material treated with SOIL SEMENT by Midwest (Formula A).
Table of results:
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SOILTAC 180 days |
MIDWEST 30 days |
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UCS (KPa) after curing |
7500 |
6800 |
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UCS (KPa) after wetting |
720 |
680 |
TEST are UCS Unconfined Compression Test on sand cylinders treated and left at the lab environmental humidity: for 30 days in case of SOIL SEMENT and 180 days for the SOILTAC.
The strength of SOILTAC after 30 days was lower circa 5 MPa (not reported). This means the Midwest seems to reach equilibrium in a shorter time.
Filtration of Soil Sement is easier because formula is less viscous and this seems an advantage for site treatment.
Remarks: we obtained same peak strength with two different commercial products. The values are sensibly higher than the minimum RISK obtainable with Geotechnical Intervention or maximum class according EC8 Euro code 8 Seismic Design. It means depending on buildings Midwest polymer can be used to change class of RISK from E the minimum to A the best one. Approximatively the worst humidity conditions guarantee a UCS with vapor coalescence of 700 KPa, means 3 times the CU of the norm. Liquefaction means a residual CU of 5 – 10 KPa class S1.
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Copyright Soilworks, LLC 2003-. All Rights Reserved. Soilworks®, Soiltac®, Gorilla-Snot®, and Durasoil® are registered trademarks of Soilworks, LCC.
