Published in Scientific Papers. Series E. Land Reclamation, Earth Observation & Surveying, Environmental Engineering, Vol. XI
Written by Ahmed AL-RUBAYE, Anton CHIRICA, Ioan BOTI
This paper reviews and discussed soil stabilization by using the nanomaterials as additives; analysed their effect on soil. With the urban development and the rapid increase in population, including projects to expand cities, the need has become urgent to implement various types of projects such as buildings, dams, highways, and others. The foundation soil on some sites is weak and do not have the necessary and required engineering properties. Because of that, the soil properties should be improved from “bad” soil to a better foundation soil, increasing the shear strength parameters, reducing soil compressibility and reducing soil permeability. Therefore, soil improvement is an essential solution to enhance it characteristics. Nanomaterials can be described as materials with particles of at least one dimension between 1-100 nm. In recent years, nanotechnology has been used for improving the geotechnical properties of soils, and it has given a significant advantage in this field. The objective of this review article is to analyse some of the publications using nanomaterials as additives to the soil.
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