Soil improvement can be achieved through mechanical stabilisation using industrial byproducts. Clayey soils were blended with waste foundry sand to examine its influence on the geotechnical engineering properties of the soils. The waste foundry sand was first subjected to standard geotechnical engineering testing. The effect of the foundry waste sand on the modification of the plasticity, swell potential, compaction characteristics and CBR values of the soils is demonstrated in this paper. The results show that the addition of waste foundry sand improves the performance potential of otherwise marginal materials for use in geotechnical engineering applications.
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Mgangira, M.B. 2006. Laboratory assessment of the influence of the proportion of waste foundry sand on the geotechnical engineering properties of clayey soils. Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE Journal), Vol. 48(1), 6p
Mgangira, M. B. (2006). Laboratory assessment of the influence of the proportion of waste foundry sand on the geotechnical engineering properties of clayey soils. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1049
Mgangira, Martin B "Laboratory assessment of the influence of the proportion of waste foundry sand on the geotechnical engineering properties of clayey soils." (2006) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1049
Mgangira MB. Laboratory assessment of the influence of the proportion of waste foundry sand on the geotechnical engineering properties of clayey soils. 2006; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1049.