Research Article

Durability Analysis of Sludge Solidified with Soda Residue Subjected to Dry-Wet and Freeze-Thaw Cycles

Table 1

Previous literatures on durability of solidified sludge.

ReferenceSolidified agentsSoil typeDurability typeCured days and one cycle conditionResults of strength

Hu [12]Inorganic cementitious materials (20%)Sewage sludgeFreeze-thaw28 days, −20°C (24 h) + 20°C (24 h)Decrease from 100 kPa (before cycle) to 50 kPa (6th) then keep constant
Dry-wetIncrease from 200 kPa (before cycle) to 400 kPa (1st) and decrease to 300 kPa (7th) then destroyed

Hu [12]Inorganic cementitious materials (20%) + waste incineration bottom ashSewage sludgeDry-wetIncrease from 250 kPa (before cycle) to 600 kPa (1st) and decrease to 400 kPa (4th) and then destroyed

Li [10]Conditioned with fly ash + lime + ferric chloride and then dewateredSewage sludgeFreeze-thaw28 days, −20°C (5 h) + 10∼20°C (3 h)Decrease slightly and strength loss ratio is about 15% (12th)
Dry-wet28 days, 60°C (24 h) + immerse at 20°C (24 h)Decrease slightly and strength loss ratio is about 10% (12th)

Li [8]Bentonite (10∼20%) + cement (20∼60%)Sewage sludgeDry-wet28 days, 60°C (24 h) + immerse at 20°C (24 h)Increase after 12 cycles, the higher the cement content, the more the difference

Yang et al. [13]Soil + quicklime (20%) + curing agent (10%)Sewage sludgeDry-wet28 days, 35°C (12 h) + adsorb water through porous stone + 20°C (24 h)Decrease rapidly (≤5 cycles) and then tend to be stable

Wang et al. [22]MgO (7%) + fly ash (3%)Dredge sludgeFreeze-thaw28 days, −20°C (24 h) + 20°C (24 h)Increase from 900 kPa (before cycle) to 1910 kPa (16th) and then decrease to 1400 kPa (20th)
Dry-wet28 days, 40°C (24 h) + immerse at room temperature (24 h)Increase from 900 kPa (before cycle) to 2320 kPa (8th) and then decrease to 1700 kPa (20th)

Liu et al. [23]Cement (100, 150, and 200 kg/m3)Dredge sludgeDry-wet28 days, 60°C (8 h) + vacuum saturation at 20°C (16 h)Decrease after cycle for 100 kg/m3 and increase for 150 and 200 kg/m3

Wang et al. [24]Cement (5, 10, and 15%)Lead-polluted soilFreeze-thaw28 days, −15°C (3 h) + 20 ± 1°C (3 h)Increase when the cycles increase from 1 to 3 and then decrease

Hou et al. [25]Sodium silicate (3%)LoessFreeze-thaw7 days, −15°C (12 h) + 15°C (12 h)Decrease from 3935 kPa (before cycle) to 577 kPa (20th)