Stabilization of Soil under Foundation and Pavements Using Fly Ash

State Chhattisgarh of India is having a vast area covered under forest and agricultural land.The black cotton soil is available in the vicinity of water bodies like ponds, regular/monsoon nallahs etc. Infrastructure projects like the houses in the villages and for the low-income grade communities, widening of national highways and new highways etc. requires a huge amount of soil (mud) for f illing of sub-base preparation.Since black cotton soil shows properties like swelling and shrinkage with an effect of moisture, it needs stabilization other commercial uses.This work consists of an evaluation of soil properties on the addition of locally available industrial by-product which must be under budget.The present piece of work is an attempt to see the effect of fly-ash (industrial by-product) on stabilization of soil lies under such foundation and Pavements.