Recycled gypsum and rice husk ash as additives in the stabilization of expansive soil

• Main Author: Tan, Jomari F.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2018
• Subjects: Swelling soils; Soil stabilization; Gypsum as soil amendment; Rice hulls; Geotechnical Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/6397; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=13469&context=etd_masteral
• Institution: De La Salle University

The presence of expansive soils in strata with overlying structures pose great risk to the integrity of the built superstructure. While commonly addressed by means of mechanical stabilization, the practice is deemed costly and impractical especially for small projects. The research aims to identify...