Research on Polyurethane-Stabilized Soils and Development of Quantitative Indicators for Integration into BIM-Based Project Planning

Alina Zvierieva, Olga Borziak (), Oleksii Dudin, Sergii Panchenko and Teresa Rucińska
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Alina Zvierieva: Faculty of Construction, Ukrainian State University of Railway Transport, Oboronny Val sq. 7, 61050 Kharkiv, Ukraine
Olga Borziak: Faculty of Construction, Ukrainian State University of Railway Transport, Oboronny Val sq. 7, 61050 Kharkiv, Ukraine
Oleksii Dudin: Faculty of Construction, Ukrainian State University of Railway Transport, Oboronny Val sq. 7, 61050 Kharkiv, Ukraine
Sergii Panchenko: Faculty of Information and Control Systems and Technologies, Ukrainian State University of Railway Transport, Oboronny Val sq. 7, 61050 Kharkiv, Ukraine
Teresa Rucińska: Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, al. Piastów 50A, 70-311 Szczecin, Poland

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 17, 1-14

Abstract: This research presents the results of studies on the physical and mechanical properties of the soil–polymer composites developed by the Scientific and Production Company “Special Polymer Technologies” SPT ® by injecting polyurethane material into clay soils to strengthen the foundations of erected structures. A novel method is proposed to determine the strain characteristics of these composites, embracing the preparation of model specimens in cylindrical containers with subsequent static and dynamic load testing. The results of static tests showed a significant increase in the strain modulus in comparison to that of the soil, resulting in soil stabilization due to a decrease in the initial content of moisture squeezed out of the modified soil. A coefficient of increase in the deformation modulus ( K E ) is introduced to quantitatively assess the soil stabilization efficiency. An original technique is also proposed for assessing composite durability, and it is based on analyzing the mass loss after cyclic wetting and drying. The proposed soil stabilization approach promotes and improves digital construction technologies such as Building Information Modeling (BIM) by enabling the accurate simulation and prediction of the behavior of loaded soil in foundation systems. The introduced quantifiable metrics can be integrated into Digital Twin- or BIM-based project planning tools, contributing to sustainability, safety, and reliability in modern construction practices.

Keywords: soil-polymer composite; soil stabilization; strain coefficient; deformation modulus; durability; parametric simulation; geotechnical BIM; Digital Twin (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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