Research Article
Mechanical Strength and Microstructure of Soft Soil Stabilized with Cement, Lime, and Metakaolin-Based Geopolymer Stabilizers
Table 1
Physical properties of soil [
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| Property | Values |
| Plastic limit, PL (%) | 34 | Liquid limit, LL (%) | 61 | Plasticity index, PI (%) | 27 | Sand fraction (≥75 µm) (%) | 13.92 | Silt fraction (75 µm ≤ 2 µm) (%) | 61.69 | Clay fraction <2 µm (%) | 24.39 | Passing sieve 75 µm (%) | 86.08 | Specific gravity (Gs) | 2.73 | Soil pH value | 7.88 | Optimum moisture content (OMC) (%) | 26 | Maximum dry density (MDD) (g/cm3) | 1.52 | Soil classification (USCS) | MH |
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