Mechanical Strength and Microstructure of Soft Soil Stabilized with Cement, Lime, and Metakaolin-Based Geopolymer Stabilizers

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Compounds</td><td class="align_center">Wt. (%)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">SiO<sub>2</sub></td><td class="align_center">50.00 ± 1,0</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub></td><td class="align_center">45.00 ± 1,0</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub></td><td class="align_center">0.50 Max</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">TiO<sub>2</sub></td><td class="align_center">1.00 Max</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">CaO</td><td class="align_center">0.50 Max</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">MgO</td><td class="align_center">0.40 Max</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">K<sub>2</sub>O + Na<sub>2</sub>O</td><td class="align_center">0.55 Max</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Mineralogical composition of metakaolin.</div>

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Table 2: Mechanical Strength and Microstructure of Soft Soil Stabilized with Cement, Lime, and Metakaolin-Based Geopolymer Stabilizers 