Research Article

Influence of Curing Time and Initial Moisture Content on Metakaolin-Based Geopolymer-Stabilized Soft Soil

Table 1

Physical properties of soil.

PropertyValues

Liquid limit, LL (%)61
Plastic limit, PL (%)34
Plasticity index, PI (%)27
Passing sieve 75 µm (%)86.08
Sand fraction (≥75 µm) (%)13.92
Silt fraction (75 µm ≤ 2 µm) (%)61.69
Clay fraction (<2 µm) (%)24.39
Soil pH value7.88
Specific gravity (Gs)2.73
Maximum dry density, MDD (g/cm3)1.52
Optimum moisture content (%)26
Soil classification (USCS)MH