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  • Effect of nanoclay and nano rice bran powder in clay soil
  • M.R. Abishaa and J. Prakash Arul Joseb,*

  • aResearch Scholar, Department of Civil Engineering, Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education, Thuckalay, Kanyakumari, India
    bResearch Supervisor, Department of Civil Engineering, Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education
    Thuckalay, Kanyakumari, India

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Abstract

This research article intends to put forward the analysis report on effect of using Nano clay and Nano Rice Bran powder in clay soil. The virgin (or) parent soil is tested for knowing their assets and then based on the optimum moisture content about 0.2%, 0.4%, 0.6%, 0.8%, 1%, 1.2%. of Nano Clay and Nano Rice Bran powder added. First all the required engineering property of the clay soil is determined followed by them Atterbergs limit, Standard proctor compaction test, California Bearing Ratio test for soil with different additives were determined. The significant improvement while using nano additives were noted. The Liquid Limit of virgin soil is 44% and while adding Nano Clay and Nano Rice Bran powder 0.2% on each trial the Liquid Limit decreases to 37% and 39%. Likewise the plastic limit, shrinkage limit also decreases on increasing additive content. Optimum Moisture Content (OMC) decreases on Nano material addition. For Nano Rice Bran and Nano Clay the optimum value for OMC is 0.6% and 0.8%. The CBR value is determined for analysing the sugrade strength. Maximum value obtained at 1% of Nano Clay and Nano Rice Bran powder addition. On evaluating the overall outcomes, it is clearly known 1% of Nanomaterial is enough for achieving good stabilized soil


Keywords: Nano clay, Nano rice bran powder, CBR value, Clay soil

This Article

  • 2023; 24(2): 242-249

    Published on Apr 30, 2023

  • 10.36410/jcpr.2023.24.2.242
  • Received on Jul 26, 2022
  • Revised on Sep 26, 2022
  • Accepted on Nov 3, 2022

Correspondence to

  • Arul Jose
  • Research Supervisor, Department of Civil Engineering, Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education
    Thuckalay, Kanyakumari, India
    Tel : 8056238075

  • E-mail: prakasharuljosej@gmail.com