Performance Evaluation Of Agriculture Waste To Attain Soil Stabilization For Construction Projects In Punjab Pakistan

Awais Masood Ahmed (), Muhammad Ali, Ghulam Murtaza, Ahmad, Ahsan Saif Ullah and Malahat Zehra
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Awais Masood Ahmed: Department of Civil Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan
Muhammad Ali: Design Engineer, Ericsson, Islamabad
Ghulam Murtaza: Design Engineer, Communication and Works, Lahore, PunjabAuthor-Name: Muhammad Ajmal Ramzani
Ahmad: Department of Structures and Environmental Engineering, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
Ahsan Saif Ullah: Department of Structures and Environmental Engineering, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
Malahat Zehra: Department of Structures and Environmental Engineering, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

Earth Sciences Malaysia (ESMY), 2020, vol. 4, issue 1, 47-50

Abstract: The soil underneath any type of structure e.g. Building, road, highways etc. should be able to resist loadings, if not so it is subjected to failure. Usually the soil at the site is not ideal from viewpoint of engineering. An approach to this problem, is to improve the soils or to adopt soil stabilization. Various methods of soil stabilization have been developed and in practice across the world. In this research an attempt was made to use the agricultural waste to improve the soil stability, as in Punjab agricultural waste is available in excess. In Punjab, major crops are wheat and rice. So wheat straw is available in excess in Punjab. In Punjab, mostly we have clayey soil. We select the representative samples from different areas of Punjab namely Kasur, Lahore and Sheikhupura and performed certain tests on these samples. The wheat straw totally failed in enhancing compaction, but compressive stress increased up to some extent. So it can be utilized in slopes of embankments of highways, railways etc. but can’t be used in construction of structures. So it is recommended that the future students should very fine wheat straw to make the project better and having a more in depth analysis.

Keywords: Soil Stabilization; Agriculture Waste; building construction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.26480/esmy.01.2020.47.50

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