Effect of Admixture on the Hydraulic Conductivity of Compacted Loess: A Case Study

Liu, Pan; Zhang, Xuejiao; Zhang, Min; Yang, Xueqiang

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Effect of Admixture on the Hydraulic Conductivity of Compacted Loess: A Case Study

Pan Liu,¹Xuejiao Zhang,¹Min Zhang,¹and Xueqiang Yang¹

Academic Editor: Yixian Wang

Received29 Apr 2020

Revised07 Jun 2020

Accepted29 Aug 2020

Published10 Sept 2020

Abstract

Hydraulic characteristic of the exposed ground plays an important role in the construction of “sponge city,” which is a popular concept in the world recently. Loess soil, which is a common geomaterial in its distribution area approximately 9.3% of the world’s land surface, usually could not satisfy the engineering requirement only by compacting without any other treatments. This paper aims to investigate the effect of a natural geomaterial, lateritic soil, which is more economical and environmental than the traditional admixtures such as cement and lime, on the saturated hydraulic conductivity (k_sat) of compacted loess. A series of falling-head permeability tests on pure loess and lime-treated loess were carried out firstly for comparison; then lime-treated loess mixed with different contents of lateritic soil was tested. To verify the availability of the coverage of high density lateritic soil on pure loess for antipermeability, which is a common treatment in local area, tests of different thickness of the coverage were conducted. The test results revealed that the admixture of lime could obviously decrease k_sat of pure loess and 3% might be the most economical content. An empirical algorithm was proposed based on the results to estimate k_sat of lime-treated loess of which the lime content is out of the scope studied in this paper, and it would be useful for engineering design and numerical simulation of safety evaluation. The addition of lateritic soil in the 3% lime-treated loess could further decrease k_sat and its performance for antipermeability was better than increasing the lime contents simply. The coverage of high density lateritic soil could also improve the antipermeability of loess, and thickness at least of 30 mm was suggested for engineering practice.

1. Introduction

Loess, a typical eolian deposit, is abundant in central Asia, Europe, northern America, southern Africa, and especially northwestern China [1–5]. The area of loess land is 13 million square kilometers, about 9.3% of the whole land area in the world. Loess is the most common geomaterial in these areas. In its natural state, the soil has a low dry density, a large void ratio, and a metastable soil structure which would collapse rapidly during wetting [6–10]. This wetting-induced collapse behavior has resulted in many engineering problems. For example, in heavy rainstorm conditions, nonuniform deformation of many pavements takes place as a result of the large hydraulic conductivity of substrate filled by recompacted loess, which allows large amounts of water to infiltrate the natural loess below [11–13]. The local recompacted loess cannot satisfy the engineering requirements because of its high hydraulic conductivity. So, in this situation, soil treatment becomes essential to improve the engineering properties of the local soil [14–17].

Currently, the additions of cement and lime into compacted loess are the most common treatments in engineering practice, and the effect of cement and/or lime content on the mechanical behavior of the treated loess has been reported frequently [18–20]. The chemical reaction of cement or lime would result in aggregates forming as bonding among the soil particles, which would enhance the strength of the soil. The pore size distribution would also be changed, the macropores decrease, and the micropores increase, which may cause the change of hydraulic conductivity [21]. Gao et al. [22] conducted a series of hydraulic tests on lime-treated loess with different dry densities and lime contents and proposed the fact that the lime content of 9% and the compaction degree of 95% should be used in loess soil improvements at Yan’an city. The hydraulic conductivity of loess soils was also influenced by many other factors, e.g., temperature [23, 24]. However, the effect of other factors is out of the scope of this study.

The concept of “sponge city” is popular in China recently, and about 30 cities were involved into the experimental project funded by the government. Most cities in this project locate on the loess plateau in northwestern China, because of the fact that the soil erosion induced by rain water in these cities has been seriously resulting from the unsatisfied properties of the loess. The hydraulic conductivity of the exposed ground soil, which should be greatly improved, is an important characteristic for building a sponge system. However, both cement and lime are expensive, and their production is known to release a plenty of greenhouse gases that is causing environmental problems in our world [25, 26]. Consequently, it is an urgent need to find other materials which are more economical and environmental to replace cement and lime partially or totally and meantime to satisfy the engineering requirement. This paper aims to study the effect of lime content on the saturated hydraulic conductivity (k_sat) of a typical loess in China firstly, and furthermore a local natural geomaterial, lateritic soil, is added to the lime-treated loess before compacting to find out whether it can further decrease k_sat or not. Besides, local people used to cover the sunken loess ground with high density lateritic soil to make the rainwater be stored longer, and then alternative research is needed to find out the influence of the coverage on k_sat of the double soil structure; the falling-head permeability tests of different thickness of lateritic soil coverage were carried out in this study.

2. Soil Description

The loess used in this study was taken from an exploratory hole located in Qingyang, China (a city locates on the loess plateau and is trying to build a sponge system). The depth of loess sample was about 1.50 m below the ground, as seen in Figure 1 (location A). From visual inspection, the soil was mainly brown in color, with some yellowish-brown patches. The lateritic soil (LAT) sample was obtained from a natural slope, as shown in Figure 2. The straight-line distance between the locations of loess sample and LAT sample was about 2 km. The LAT soil was mainly red brown in color. The satellite imageries in the left component of Figures 1 and 2 are obtained from Baidu Map (https://map.baidu.com). The physical properties of the two soils were obtained according to the ASTM standards (ASTM, 2017) [27] and summarized in Table 1.

Their particle size distributions (PSDs) obtained by sieving and hydrometer analysis are shown in Figure 3. In order to verify the homogeneity of the loess soil in this city area, another two loess soils obtained from different locations (location B: N35°47′57.86″ E107°36′24.15″ and location C: N35°40′0.62″ E107°40′45.77″) with the same depth of 1.50 m were tested. For clarity, the PSD curves of the loess in locations B and C are illustrated by dark grey lines without data points in Figure 3. It can be seen that the three curves of loess from different locations are closed to each other, which means that the loess layer in this city area is highly homogeneous, as it should be expected. The silt fraction is dominant in both loess and LAT, and the LAT has more contents of clay than those of loess (Table 1). Figure 4 shows the PSD curve of the loess in this study, with PSD curves of some other loess soils in the previous study for comparison. The curve of the loess in this study lies between the loess in Jingyang city of Shanxi province [28] and the loess in Lanzhou city of Gansu province, China [13]. In addition, according to the definition for loess type proposed by Gibbs and Holland [29] as shown in the figure, the loess in this study is defined as silty loess.

The compaction curves are illustrated in Figure 5, based on the results of standard Proctor compaction test. The maximum dry densities of the loess and LAT are 1.88 mg/m³ and 1.53 mg/m³, respectively. The corresponding optimum moisture contents are 15.4% and 26.0%. Both of the two soils are classified as lean clay (CL) according to the Unified Soil Classification System proposed by ASTM (ASTM, 2017) [27]. Quartz, montmorillonite, feldspar, calcite, and magnetite could be found in the loess soil according to the results of X-ray diffraction (XRD). Only quartz and clay minerals, kaolinite, illite, and montmorillonite could be found in the LAT soil. The mineralogical composition of loess and LAT is illustrated in Figures 6 and 7, respectively. The chemical compositions of the two soils were measured by X-ray fluorescence (XRF), and the major chemical oxides are listed in Table 2.

3. Test Schedule and Method

Falling-head permeability tests were carried out on the pure loess (PL) and the lateritic soil (LAT) with various dry densities to obtain the basic permeability characteristics of the two geomaterials. On the basis of the results of the standard Proctor compaction tests, various dry densities of soil samples were predetermined (as shown in Table 3). To ensure consistency, each sample was compacted inside a metal cylinder (diameter × height = 61.8 × 40 mm) in five layers, with the top of each layer having been scored in a random pattern. The saturation process was performed immediately after compaction and then followed by the permeability tests. The test details are listed in Table 3.

To investigate the effect of lime content on the saturated permeability characteristics of loess with different densities, falling-head tests were also performed on lime-treated loess (LTL samples). The analytical-reagent by weight was mixed into the pure loess; then the mixed soil was wet-compacted inside a metal cylinder, the same as the PL and LAT samples. After compaction, the LTL samples were wrapped in plastic bags and left in a curing box for 28 days at 20°C and 90% relative humidity. After curing, the specimens were saturated by the vacuum saturation method and prepared for the falling-head permeability test. The test details are shown in Table 4. The void ratio before test e was different from the void ratio after compaction for LTL sample, because during curing period the chemical reaction would happen. The void ratio after compaction was calculated by , where is the total volume of the specimen, m loess and are the dry mass of loess and , and loess and are the specific gravity. Assuming+ that in sample was completely changed to after 28-day curing in this study, the void ratio before test of LTL can be calculated as , where is the dry mass of and is the specific gravity.

The LAT soil, a local geomaterial distributed on the loess plateau whose area is 640, 000 square kilometers in northwestern China, would be more economical and environmental than the lime as for loess treatment, if it can also improve the antipermeability. Loess soils were mixed with different contents of LAT and lime content of 3% before compaction (MLTL samples). After the saturation process and curing period, the falling-head tests were carried out. 3% was optimum content for lime treatment only, revealed by the results of LTL samples, as it will be mentioned in the chapter of test result. The test details are shown in Table 5.

In the local area, people used to cover the sunken loess ground with high density LAT to make the rainwater be stored. In this study, to find out the influence of the coverage of high density LAT on k_sat of the pure loess, the falling-head permeability tests of different thickness of LAT coverage were carried out (CL samples). The test sample consisted of two layers; the upper layer was the LAT and the bottom layer was the loess. The dry density of the LAT layer was 1.53 mg/m³, which is the maximum dry density obtained from the standard Proctor compaction test (Figure 5) and that of the loess layer was 1.40 mg/m³ which is similar to that of the natural loess. The height of these two-layer samples was 40 mm, which means that increasing LAT coverage’s thickness would result in decreased loess soil layer. In addition, because the dry density of LAT coverage is higher than that of the loess layer, the density of the whole sample increases with the increasing LAT thickness. The test details are listed in Table 6.

4. Test Result and Discussion

4.1. PL and LAT Soils

The results of the falling-head permeability tests on PL and LAT samples are shown in Figure 8, on a semilogarithmic scale. For both PL and LAT samples, the decreasing void ratio (e) results in decreased saturated hydraulic conductivity (k_sat). In other words, the higher relative compaction degree results in the higher antipermeability for each soil. Linear fitting was adopted to describe the relationship of k_sat and e, and the equations are listed as follows.

For the PL soils,or

For the LAT soils,or

The value of gradient of each soil is different, which means that the two fitting lines are not parallel. The intercepts ( at ) are 9.5 × 10⁻¹² and 4.46 × 10⁻¹⁸ m/s for the PL and LAT, respectively. Because of the difference between the maximum dry densities of PL and LAT soils, the scopes of void ratio of the two soil samples (predetermined as shown in Table 3) are not overlapped. However, through the fitting lines as seen in the figure, k_sat of LAT is obviously lower than that of PL soil with similar void ratio. The antipermeability of LAT is better than that of PL with the same void ratio in engineering practice. It may be because the content of the clay fraction of LAT is higher than that of PL (Table 1), the clay particles would fill in the void space among the silt particles in the LAT soil, and that would result in lower k_sat as compared with PL soil.

4.2. LTL Soils

The results of the LTL samples are illustrated in Figure 9. For comparison, the results of the PL samples with its best-fitting line, of which the lime content could be treated as zero, are shown together in the figure. It can be seen that, for each lime content, k_sat decreases with the decreasing e, as to be expected. For the LTL samples with 3% lime content, a fitting line which is parallel to the PL line in (1a) can be recognized, which is expressed asor

For the LTL samples with 6% and 12% lime content, separated lines for each cannot be identified. The data points are distributed around a line that can be expressed as in the following equations, although there are few scatterings at high void ratios:

The value of gradient of each line is identical, despite the different lime contents, but the intercept seems to be dominated by the lime content. Figure 10 shows the test data of the intercepts and the corresponding lime contents of each line in Figure 9. As seen in Figure 10, with the increasing lime content, the intercept decreases gradually. As the lime content changes from 0% to 3%, the rate of intercept decrease is 60%, and the rate of that from 3% to 6% is 31%. When the lime content changes from 6% to 12%, there is no dramatic influence of the increasing lime content on k_sat (Figure 9), and the intercepts of 6% and 12% are assumed to be identical as in (4a). Thus, the lime content of 3% might be the most economical and environmental (not the most effective) as for lime treatment only; a little addition of lime could obtain a considerable antipermeability.

Further, in order to get the value of intercept of the soil with lime content out of the tested scope, linear lines are drawn between the adjacent data points as shown in Figure 10, and the equations are listed together. Thus, for any LTL soils encountered in construction, the linear relationship between its k_sat and e in the semilogarithmic scale similar to the lines in Figure 9 could be obtained, by getting the intercept in Figure 10 as the lime content known, with the value of slope which is constant (Figure 9). This empirical algorithm would be very helpful for engineering design and numerical simulation in the large-scope area in which the loess studied is widely distributed with high homogeneity.

4.3. MLTL and CL Soils

The lime content of 3% was verified to be the most economical and environmental for lime treatment, and, to find out if the local geomaterial, lateritic soil (LAT), could partially replace lime for antipermeability, different contents of LAT were mixed into the loess soil with lime content of 3% (MLTL samples) before compaction. The test results of the MLTL samples are illustrated in Figure 11, with test data of LTL samples with 3% lime content and the linear lines together for comparison.

As to be expected, for all LAT contents, k_sat of the MLTL samples decreases with the decreasing e. k_sat-e curves of MLTL samples of all LAT contents are crossed by each other, which are not shown in Figure 11 for clarity. Instead, a single linear line which is parallel with the fitting lines of LTL samples could be recognized based on the data of all MLTL samples, as illustrated in Figure 11. The intercept of MLTL line is 0.8 × 10⁻¹² m/s, lower than that of the lines of PL and LTL samples. The addition of LAT could obviously decrease k_sat of the LTL soils with 3% lime, even much lower than that of the LTL soils with 6% and 12% lime. However, for the scope of LAT contents studied here (1%–9%), the influence of different contents on k_sat is not found. No matter the LAT contents that the MLTL samples have, the data points lay nearby the only one linear line as mentioned above; k_sat is only affected by the void ratio. For the LTL soils with different lime contents, it can be seen in the mini figure in Figure 11 that the intercept of fitting line decreases gradually with the increasing lime content of 0% (pure loess) to 12%. However, as to the MLTL samples, a gradual tendency could not be found in this study; the intercept shows an abrupt drop for the LAT content changes from 0% (LTL with 3% lime) to 1%. This may be because the micropores decreased very slightly with the increasing LAT contents at that content higher than 1%. Generally, k_sat is dominated by the micropores in soil [18, 30]. Thus, as the LAT content increased from 1% to 9%, it seems that the LAT content did not affect k_sat dramatically and the soil density (void ratio) was dominated.

k_sat of the MLTL soils with 0% to 1% LAT will be the emphasis in the further work.

The test data of k_sat versus e of the CL samples (pure loess covered by the high density LAT) are shown in Figure 12, and the relationship of the thickness and k_sat is shown in Figure 13. When the thickness of coverage was zero (CL-60), the sample was pure loess with dry density of 1.40 mg/m³, which is similar to that of natural loess, and the data point locates a little below the PL line. As the thickness of LAT increases, k_sat decreases and the fitting linear line trends to the LAT line. If the thickness of the LAT coverage is infinite, the relationship of k_sat and e would be the LAT line. The high density LAT coverage could obviously decrease k_sat. k_sat of the CL sample with 30 mm LAT is 3.40 × 10⁻⁸ m/s, lower than k_sat of the PL sample with dry density of 1.80 g/cm³ (corresponding e = 0.500), of which the relative compaction degree is 0.96 (Table 3). It reveals that, in engineering practice, the coverage at least 30 mm of LAT is very useful for improving the antipermeability, as compared to the treatment of compacting the pure loess to a high density.

5. Conclusions

A series of falling-head permeability tests were carried out on the pure loess (PL), lateritic soil (LAT), lime-treated loess (LTL), lime-treated loess mixed with LAT, and pure loess covered with high density LAT samples. The test results are analyzed and the following conclusions can be drawn.(1)The saturated hydraulic conductivity (k_sat) of LAT is much lower than that of PL with the same void ratio. It may be because the content of the clay fraction of LAT is higher than that of PL according to the particle size distributions, and the clay particles would fill in the void space among the silt particles in the LAT soil.(2)The lime treatment could obviously influence k_sat of loess, and the increasing lime content results in decreasing k_sat with the same void ratio. A group of parallel lines can be used to describe the relationships of k_sat and e for the loess with different lime contents on a semilogarithmic scale. The intercept of the linear line is dependent on the value of lime content. 3% of lime content may be the most economical and environmental as for lime treatment only. Besides, an empirical algorithm is proposed for estimating k_sat of loess with the lime content which is out of the scope studied in this paper. It would be very helpful for engineering design and numerical simulation for safety evaluation.(3)The local geomaterial, LAT soil, could partially replace the lime as for improving the antipermeability of loess. A little addition of LAT, e.g., 1% into the loess with 3% lime content, could obviously decrease k_sat, even lower than k_sat of 12% lime-treated loess.(4)The coverage of high density LAT on loess, which is the most common treatment for antipermeability used by local people, is verified to be effective. The increasing thickness of LAT coverage could improve the antipermeability, and for engineering practice at least of 30 mm of the coverage is suggested.

Data Availability

The data used to support the findings of this study are included within the article.

Disclosure

This research was performed as part of the employment of the authors; the employer was Guangdong University of Technology.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this paper.

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