Decompaction of clay soils as a result of moisturization

Abstract

Decompaction of clay soils as a result of moisturization

Fedorov S.A.

Incoming article date: 08.04.2023

This article presents the results of a study of the process of decompaction of clay soils when they are used in soil structures. To study this issue, the following factors were chosen: the dimensions of the test samples, the amount of load on the samples, swelling when soils are moistened and shrinkage when they are dried, and the loss of strength of the samples during their decompaction was also estimated. All studies with soils were carried out in laboratory conditions. In the course of the research, dependences of relative decompaction on vertical load and changes in shear forces depending on the degree of moisture during decompaction of soils were obtained. The main conclusions of the work are given.

Keywords: clayey soil, decompaction of soils, mineralogical composition, optimal soil moisture content, density of the soil skeleton