STRENGTHENING AND EVALUATING OF LATERITIC SOIL BY USING RBI GRADE 81

This is the era of reformation and soil is considered the basic foundation for every civil structure. Now a day due to short availability of land, we would have to erect structures on weaker soil too. This is where soil stabilization comes into play. An effective soil stabilization technique should be able to bear the loads without failure. ‘RBI Grade 81” an effective chemical admixture is used for strengthening and simultaneously enhancing the properties of weaker soil. In this study ‘RBI Grade 81’ is incorporated with soil to enhance the strength parameters on account of bearing capacity and compaction. The consequences of ‘RBI Grade 81’ on the soil characteristics were explored by conducting ‘standard compaction tests’ & ‘CBR test’. The tests were performed as per Indian Standard specifications.