Laboratory Investigation of Strength Evolution in Organic Soils Improved by Deep Mixing Method

dc.authorscopusid 59924292300
dc.authorscopusid 14011967000
dc.contributor.author Zoriyeh Aligholi, H.
dc.contributor.author Bozbey, I.
dc.date.accessioned 2025-06-15T22:09:07Z
dc.date.available 2025-06-15T22:09:07Z
dc.date.issued 2025
dc.department Okan University en_US
dc.department-temp [Zoriyeh Aligholi H.] Former Ph.D. student at Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Istanbul Okan University, Tuzla Campus, Tuzla, Istanbul, 34959, Turkey; [Bozbey I.] Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Avcılar, Istanbul, 34320, Turkey en_US
dc.description.abstract This study investigates the effectiveness of deep soil mixing (DSM) in enhancing the strength and modulus of organic soils. The research evaluates how varying cement types, binder dosages, water-to-cement (w/c) ratios, and curing durations affect the mechanical properties of two different organic soils that were used; natural soil from the Golden Horn region of Istanbul with 12.4% organic content, and an artificial soil created from a 50/50 mixture of Kaolin clay and Leonardite, which has an acidic pH due to high organic content. The specimens were cured for four durations, ranging from seven days to one year. The testing program included mechanical testing; Unconfined Compression Tests (UCS), Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity (UPV) measurements, and chemical analyses; X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) and Thermogravimetric analyses (TGA). The UCS tests indicated that higher binder dosages and extended curing durations significantly improved the strength. Higher w/c ratios resulted in decreased strength. Long curing durations resulted in strength values which were four times the 28-day strength values. This amplified effect of strength gain in longer durations was evaluated through “Curing time effect index, (fc)”. The results were presented in terms of cement dosage effect, effect of cement type, effect of total water/cement ratio (wt/c), standard deviation values, E50 values and curing time effect index (fc) values respectively. Results of UPV tests were used to develop correlations between strength and ultrasonic pulse velocities. Quantitative evaluations were made using the results of XRF and TGA analyses and strength. Significant amount of data was produced both in terms of mechanical of chemical analyses. © 2025 Elsevier Ltd en_US
dc.description.sponsorship Istanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpasa, IUC, (35857); Istanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpasa, IUC en_US
dc.identifier.doi 10.1016/j.trgeo.2025.101589
dc.identifier.issn 2214-3912
dc.identifier.scopus 2-s2.0-105007040058
dc.identifier.scopusquality Q1
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trgeo.2025.101589
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14517/8026
dc.identifier.volume 52 en_US
dc.identifier.wosquality Q1
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Elsevier Ltd en_US
dc.relation.ispartof Transportation Geotechnics en_US
dc.relation.publicationcategory Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı en_US
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess en_US
dc.subject Deep Mixing Method en_US
dc.subject Organic Soils en_US
dc.subject Soil Improvement en_US
dc.subject Tga en_US
dc.subject Unconfined Compression Test en_US
dc.subject Upv en_US
dc.subject Xrf en_US
dc.title Laboratory Investigation of Strength Evolution in Organic Soils Improved by Deep Mixing Method en_US
dc.type Article en_US

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