ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF AGRICULTURAL SOLID WASTE (BAGSSE ASH) ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF EXPANSIVE SOIL

Abstract

Expansive soils expand when they are wet and contract when they are wet, resulting in a variety of issues and the potential failure of structures built on top of them. Before constructing any structure over expansive soil, an engineer must therefore evaluate and possibly modify its properties. Bagasse Ash, an industrial solid waste, is mixed with expansive soil in this study as an admixture. Most of the time, bagasse ash is deposited in an unscientific and random manner, reducing valuable space and causing numerous geo-environmental issues. The waste bagasse ash is tried to be used in this study. The properties of the soil are examined and the changes in the soil's properties are evaluated at various percentages of Bagasse Ash after the Virgin Expansive Soil is mixed with it. An effort is made to lower the soil's plasticity index and increase the expansive soil's strength.