Engineering properties of lateritic soils around dall quarry in sango area, ilorin, nigeria article pdf available may 2012 with 3, reads how we measure reads. From this point of view, the soil engineer is mainly interested in the engineering behavior of soils as foundation and construction material, and he needs a kind of classification system that would establish bounda ries between differently behaving soils on the basis of soil properties which can be easily measured. The rainfall extends throughout the year and with high intensity, and some locations are. Pdf engineering properties of laterites obtained from four different pits in ede were evaluated to. Geochemistry and geotechnical analysis of lateritic soils. Developments in geotechnical engineering laterite soil. Engineering properties of laterites obtained in ede.
Review of specifications for the use of laterite in road pavements contract. Engineering study of laterite soil in connection with construction of roads, highways and airfields. Effect of alternate wetting and drying on laterite and their engineering behaviour hegde, r. Laterite soil engineering technology engineering nonfiction. Laterite is described as a product of insitu weathering in igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks commonly found under unsaturated conditions rhardjo, et al 2004. It shows that laterite soils are different from natural soils and that most laterite soils can be evaluated for engineering purposes using accepted. Akpokodje, 1986 studied the geotechnical properties of nonlateritic and lateritic soils in the south. In the last 40 years, no fewer than 50 books have been written on the subject. However, considerable progress has been made in the identification and classification of laterite soils for engineering purposes 118, 120, and it is now possible to predict. Pdf engineering properties of lateritic soils around.
Pdf engineering properties of laterites obtained in ede. The geotechnical properties of lateritic and nonlateritic soils of. Investigation of the index properties of lateritic soil. Material and methods the material used in this study is. Geotechnical investigation is one of the effective means of detecting and solving pre, syn and post constructional problems. Developments in geotechnical engineering, pedogenesis and engineering principles gidigasu, m.
Engineering properties of a lateritic soil profile. The success of all these construction depends on the soil quality of that area. Strength characteristics modeling of lateritic soils using. Mode of formation and geotechnical characteristics of laterite materials of ghana in relation to soilforming factors. Chemical stabilization of laterite soils for road construction. Prediction of compression index for lateritic soil using.
Laterite is a soil and rock type rich in iron and aluminium, and is commonly considered to have formed in hot and wet tropical areas. They develop by intensive and prolonged weathering of the underlying parent rock. The reddish color becomes predominant when wet while the brown color becomes distinct when dry. Developments in geotechnical engineering, pedogenesis and. Classification and compaction characteristics of lateritic. Lateritic soil is one of the most important and common materials used in earth work engineering construction in the it is in abundance.
This book presents the latest information on the laterite soils geotechnical characteristics and engineering behavior. Gidigasu author of laterite soil engineering, volume 9. Before carrying out chemical analysis for complete definition of laterite, a soil may be suspected to be laterite by observing some of the physical properties. Gidigasu 2000, suggested that any soil with linear shrinkage below d compaction problem. The geotechnical properties of lateritic soils and their suitability for road construction have been evaluated for selected sites in minna, northcentral nigeria.
An investigation of the peculiar characteristics of. The base of laterite, consists of a group of igneous and metamorphic rocks 15. Read the latest chapters of developments in geotechnical engineering at. Gidigasu is the author of laterite soil engineering, volume 9 3. Laterite soil engineering m gidigasu ebok 9780444601230. After a brief introductory discussion on the suitability of various classification systems of lateritic soils for engineering purposes, some geotechnical properties of nigerian laterites are summarized. Some laterite and lateritic soil base specifications in comparison with the. Genesis, location, use plenum press, new york, 1970. Effect on physical properties of laterite soil with. Chemical stabilization of laterite soils for road construction case study.
Developments in geotechnical engineering, pedogenesis and engineering principles, by m. Soil with desirable engineering properties must be transported using large haulage vehicle. Download pdf laterite and lateritic soils and other. Bulletin of the international association of engineering geology 36. This book presents the latest information on the laterite soils geotechnical characteristics and.
Pdf geotechnical evaluation of some lateritic soils in akure south. The cost effectiveness of upgrading gravel roads to a sealed standard has challenged road authorities to make optimum use of naturally occurring materials such as laterites as subbase and base materials. Proceeding of the 5th international conference on soil mechanics and foundation engineering, paris, 1. Gidigasu, building and road research institute, kumasi, ghana.
Lateritic soils usually develop in tropical and other regions with similar hot and humid climate, where heavy rainfall, warm temperature and well drainage lead to the formation of thick. Strength characteristics modeling of lateritic soils using adaptive neural networks strength characteristics modeling of lateritic soils using adaptive neural networks attohokine, n. Tropical weathering laterization is a prolonged process of chemical weathering which produces. Settlement predictions in complex sabkha soil profiles. Laterite is a soil and rock type rich in iron and aluminium and is commonly considered to have formed in hot and wet tropical areas. Increase of iron content in relation to specific gravity and degree of weathering of laterite soil in mangguruh area, south kalimantan eva afiatan y ustisiana1, irvan sophian1, agung mulyo1 1faculty of geological engineering, universitas padjadjaran, bandung, indonesia corresponding email.
Review of specifications for the use of laterite in road. Some geological and geotechnical properties of lateritic soils from. International journal of soft computing and engineering. Use of laterite as a sustainable building material in developing countries article pdf available in international journal of earth sciences and engineering 074. Cbr, compaction, geotechnical investigation, lateritic soils, residual soils. This paper represents the enhancement of different nutrient content of a later ite soil using fly ash. It also showed that laterite soil can enhance some properties of concrete depending on the nature of the laterite and also blended material. This acclaimed book by m gidigasu is available at in several formats for your ereader. One to bear in mind is that every book has their very own manufacturing. This is followed by a description of the role that lateritic soils play in. Laterite is a highly weathered material, rich in secondary oxides of iron, aluminum, or both. Standard soilclassification systems in lateritesoil engineering.
This inspiring laterite soil engineering, volume 9. The use of unified soil classification system by the bureau. The behaviour of laterite materials in the roadway structure. Lateritic soils in environmental management in nigeria. The study revealed that hno 3 is found to be the best medium. Assessment of the geotechnical properties of lateritic. The peculiar problems of these soils have been identified as thermal and mechanical instabilities i. Soil type laterite soil lateritic soil nonlateritic soil si02al203 1. Pdf the use of lateritic soils as a cover material in. However, a laterite soil can be a little high in permeability depending on the degree of weathering, the texture of the soil, and the initial void ratio gidigasu, 1976. In the study attempt has being made to introduce raw fly ash to different laterite so ils samples in various mediums and to observe the chemical composition change in it.
Classification and compaction characteristics of lateritic soils of warri, delta state, nigeria avwenagha e. Study of compressive strengths of lateritecement mixes as. Standard soil classification systems in laterite soil engineering. Pdf use of laterite as a sustainable building material. Significant geotechnical implications of the genesis if laterite soil pages 153169 download pdf. These values have been listed separately for soils orginating from the same kind of parent rock material. This research was carried out in an attempt to know the physical properties of laterite soil with the appearance of difference percentage of sodium bentonite. Laterite soil engineering is one of a few books about solving engineering problems with the help of engineering pedology. Engineering behavior and classification of lateritic soils. Usually, laterite is reddish brown in color and gravelly in texture.
The principal aim of this paper is to produce an activated flyash mix, which in turn can provide a good amendment material for laterite soil. Xray diffraction analyses showed that the soil comprised kaolinite, quartz, gibbsite and haematite. Problem laterite soils are those that do not yield reproducible results using standard laboratory testing procedures. The soils are difficult to evaluate as engineering construction materials. However, laterite soil produced concrete that compares in strength with a normal concrete. Nearly all laterites are of rustyred coloration, because of. Effect of alternate wetting and drying on laterite and. Nearly all laterites are of rustyred coloration, because of high iron oxide content. The classification properties and composition of a lateritic soil, developed on tertiary basalt in coastal southeast queensland, australia, have been investigated. Pdf this research project aims at evaluating the geotechnical.