Proof-of-Concept Laboratory-Scale Production of ‘Sand-like’ Material using Clayey Soil
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Abstract
Sand is always the ideal infilling material for a land reclamation project due to its ease in placement, can be compacted easily in-situ, high strength and good drainage properties.However, there is a general shortage of sand.Hence, an alternate material that possesses "sand-like properties" is needed.Converting soft clayey soils into material with "sandlike" properties via "sintering" technology can be an alternative.It is a thermal process of converting fine loose particles in the soft clayey soil into a solid and coherent product via mineral and chemical change.A few processes are involved in this "sintering technology" to produce sand-like material.This research focuses on the laboratory-scale study on the effect of various operating conditions of these processes to produce this "sand-like" material.The effect of the high-temperature sintering schedule (e.g.sintering temperature, ramp-up rate, duration of sintering process) on the properties of the sintered clay product was studied.It was found that a controlled raw clay particle size limited to 3 -5 mm, a sintering temperature at 900 °C, and a dwelling duration of more than one hour is needed to produce an almost complete sintered product.The dry loose bulk density of this sintered product is in the range of 1139-1187 kg/m 3 .It was found to have a mean compressive strength of 11 MPa and 3.7 MPa in the longitudinal and transverse direction, respectively, and a friction angle (about 35 -37°) that falls within the category of medium dense sand.Moreover, the permeability of this "sand-like" material was found to be about 1×10 -3 m/s, which is in the range of the gravel-sand mixtures category.The results suggest that the soft soil can be transformed into "sand-like" material by using the proposed sintering technology.
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