Optimization of mechanical properties and microstructure of marine soft soil solidified with industrial waste using the D-Optimal method
["Liu, Yajun","Wu, Ke","Zheng, Yang","Lu, Haijun","Liu, Wenli","Zhang, Heng","Sun, Yindong"]
2025-04-01
期刊论文
Marine soft soils, characterized by high water content and low strength, present significant challenges to foundation stability. These soils often lead to settlement and uneven deformation, posing risks to infrastructure safety. This study tackles these challenges and promotes industrial waste utilization by developing a novel curing material for marine soft soils. The material consists of ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS), phosphogypsum (PG), and calcium carbide slag (CCS), and is compared to ordinary Portland cement (OPC). A D-optimal design was employed to establish regression equations for unconfined compressive strength (UCS) at 7 and 28 days. The interactions between factors were analyzed to optimize the mix ratio. The effects of different curing ages on the unconfined compressive strength, modulus of elasticity, moisture content, and pH of GPCOR solidified soft soil and cement solidified soil were investigated. The microstructure of the solidified soils was analyzed using SEM, XRD, FTIR, and BET techniques. The results indicated that the optimal GPC ratio was GGBS: PG: CCS = 64.81: 20.00: 15.19. After 28 days, GPCOR solidified soil exhibited superior UCS (4.48 MPa), 1.47 times greater than that of OPC solidified soil, and a deformation modulus 2.04 times higher. Furthermore, GPCOR exhibited a denser microstructure with smaller average pore sizes, improved durability, and better water retention than OPC. These findings underscore the potential of GPC as a sustainable alternative to conventional cement for reinforcing marine soft soils, promoting both soil stabilization and industrial waste resource utilization.
来源平台:JOURNAL OF BUILDING ENGINEERING