Effect of Polyvinyl Acetate Stabilization on the Swelling-Shrinkage Properties of Expansive Soil
Polyvinyl acetate constitutes a class of polymers that can entirely dissolve in water to form a solution. In this study, polyvinyl acetate as a nontraditional chemical stabilizer was used in soil improvement. Laboratory tests were carried out to evaluate the effect of polyvinyl acetate on swelling-s...
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| description | Polyvinyl acetate constitutes a class of polymers that can entirely dissolve in water to form a solution. In this study, polyvinyl acetate as a nontraditional chemical stabilizer was used in soil improvement. Laboratory tests were carried out to evaluate the effect of polyvinyl acetate on swelling-shrinkage properties of expansive soil. A series of shrink/swell tests were performed with adding polyvinyl acetate as amendment at a concentration 3 g/cm3 to four aggregate sizes in the range of 0–0.5 mm, 0.5–1 mm, 1-2 mm, and 2–5 mm and five concentrations 1.5 g/cm3, 3 g/cm3, 4.5 g/cm3, 6 g/cm3, and 9 g/cm3 to soils with aggregate size in the range of 0.5–1 mm for comparison of results with those of untreated soils. The results show that all the linear swelling ratio (LSWR) and linear shrinkage ratio (LSHR) values of the treated specimens decrease. SEM images and the test results indicate the achieved reduction in volume change of the soil tested using soil pore filling and particle encapsulation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9c8d84e6d2c84d66889346e07c8c863a2025-02-03T01:07:26ZengWileyInternational Journal of Polymer Science1687-94221687-94302017-01-01201710.1155/2017/81280208128020Effect of Polyvinyl Acetate Stabilization on the Swelling-Shrinkage Properties of Expansive SoilJin Liu0Yong Wang1Yi Lu2Qiao Feng3Faming Zhang4Changqing Qi5Jihong Wei6Debi Prasanna Kanungo7School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, ChinaSchool of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, ChinaKey Laboratory of Earth Fissures Geological Disaster, Ministry of Land and Resource, Geological Survey of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing 210049, ChinaSchool of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, ChinaSchool of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, ChinaSchool of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, ChinaSchool of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, ChinaCSIR-Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), Roorkee 247667, IndiaPolyvinyl acetate constitutes a class of polymers that can entirely dissolve in water to form a solution. In this study, polyvinyl acetate as a nontraditional chemical stabilizer was used in soil improvement. Laboratory tests were carried out to evaluate the effect of polyvinyl acetate on swelling-shrinkage properties of expansive soil. A series of shrink/swell tests were performed with adding polyvinyl acetate as amendment at a concentration 3 g/cm3 to four aggregate sizes in the range of 0–0.5 mm, 0.5–1 mm, 1-2 mm, and 2–5 mm and five concentrations 1.5 g/cm3, 3 g/cm3, 4.5 g/cm3, 6 g/cm3, and 9 g/cm3 to soils with aggregate size in the range of 0.5–1 mm for comparison of results with those of untreated soils. The results show that all the linear swelling ratio (LSWR) and linear shrinkage ratio (LSHR) values of the treated specimens decrease. SEM images and the test results indicate the achieved reduction in volume change of the soil tested using soil pore filling and particle encapsulation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8128020 |
| spellingShingle | Jin Liu Yong Wang Yi Lu Qiao Feng Faming Zhang Changqing Qi Jihong Wei Debi Prasanna Kanungo Effect of Polyvinyl Acetate Stabilization on the Swelling-Shrinkage Properties of Expansive Soil International Journal of Polymer Science |
| title | Effect of Polyvinyl Acetate Stabilization on the Swelling-Shrinkage Properties of Expansive Soil |
| title_full | Effect of Polyvinyl Acetate Stabilization on the Swelling-Shrinkage Properties of Expansive Soil |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Polyvinyl Acetate Stabilization on the Swelling-Shrinkage Properties of Expansive Soil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Polyvinyl Acetate Stabilization on the Swelling-Shrinkage Properties of Expansive Soil |
| title_short | Effect of Polyvinyl Acetate Stabilization on the Swelling-Shrinkage Properties of Expansive Soil |
| title_sort | effect of polyvinyl acetate stabilization on the swelling shrinkage properties of expansive soil |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8128020 |
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