Quicklime-mixing in soil stabilization applications for subgrade construction is crucial to its engineering performance and controlling quicklime and water content. Modern construction quality control devices and methods have improved construction quality control substantially. Certain devices, meanwhile, still need to be studied more thoroughly. This study used the resistivity plate loading device to assess the physical and stiffness properties of compacted quicklime-stabilized subgrade instantaneously and simultaneously for compaction quality control. The Taguchi L9 orthogonal array was used to design the experiment considering the dry density, test time, quicklime, and water content at various input factor levels. The pH, cation exchange capacity, conductivity, X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD), and scanning electron microscope (SEM) tests were further conducted. Analysis of the Taguchi experiment shows that the average soil electrical resistivity responses increased with dry density, test time, and quicklime content, and were highest at low water content. Whether the dry density, quicklime content, and test time are positively or negatively related to the average subgrade reaction modulus depends on the level of the water content. Regression equations are proposed to predict the average subgrade reaction modulus and soil electrical resistivity. The tested soils’ pH, conductivity, and cation ion exchange capacity properties were directly related to the test time, water, and quicklime content. The XRD showed nearly similar X-ray diffraction peaks. The SEM analysis confirmed marked changes in the microstructure of the samples that explained the changes in electrical resistivity and subgrade reaction modulus responses. The test results show that the resistivity plate loading device efficiently assesses compacted quicklime’s stiffness and physical properties at ease and instantaneously.


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    Title :

    Experimental Evaluation of Stiffness Properties of a Quicklime-Stabilized Clay Subgrade Using a Resistivity Plate Loading Testing Device


    Additional title:

    Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board


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    Publication date :

    2023-07-07




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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