Authors : Saeed Abdul Ali Jaber
Abstract: The aim of the current study is to investigate the addition of 4, 8, 12 and 16% bentonite to the soil in compaction to improve the strength of soil, standard Proctor test and modified Proctor test were used with 4, 8, 12 and 16% moisture. The soil used in this study was brought from the connecting road between Nasiriyah and Souk Al-Shuyukh cities as a random sample from deferent depths. The research found a set of conclusions such as bentonite content at 8 and 12% would rise the maximum dry density which leads to increase the strength of soil in compaction process and the maximum dry density was (1.9 g/cm3) at the bentonite ratio (8%) represents the optimal values of additives of bentonite percentage to the soil to improve its strength ability.
Saeed Abdul Ali Jaber , 2019. The Addition of Bentonite to Improve the Compaction Energy of Soil. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 14: 7917-7921.