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Computers and Concrete
  Volume 31, Number 6, June 2023 , pages 501-511
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/cac.2023.31.6.501
 

Study on engineering properties of xanthan gum reinforced kaolinite
Zhanbo Cheng and Xueyu Geng

 
Abstract
    The strengthening efficiency of biopolymer treated soil depends on biopolymer type, concentration ratio, soil type, initial water content, curing time and mixing method. In this study, the physical and mechanical properties of xanthan gum (XG) treated kaolinite were investigated through compaction test, Atterberg limit test, triaxial test and unconfined compression test. The results indicated that the optimum water content (OWC) increased from 30.3% of untreated clay to 33.5% of 5% XG treated clay, while the maximum dry density has a slight increase from 13.96 kg/m3 to 14 kg/m3 of 0.2% XG treated clay and decrease to 2.7 kg/m3 of 5% XG treated clay. Meanwhile, the plastic limit of XG treated clay increased with the increase of XG concentration, while 0.5% XG treated clay can be observed the maximum liquid limit with 79.5%. Moreover, there are the ideal water content about 1.3-1.5 times of the optimum water content achieving the maximum dry density and curing time to obtain the maximum compressive strength for different XG contents, which the UCS is 1.52 and 2.07 times of the maximum UCS of untreated soil for 0.5% and 1% XG treated clay, respectively. In addition, hot-dry mixing can achieve highest UCS than other mixing methods (e.g., dry mixing, wet mixing and hot-wet mixing).
 
Key Words
    ground improvement; initial water content; unconfined compressive strength; xanthan gum
 
Address
Zhanbo Cheng: 1) School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry CV47AL, UK, 2) School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang 639798, Singapore
Xueyu Geng: School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry CV47AL, UK
 
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