A Review on improvement of bearing capacity using industrial waste in Geotechnical Engineering

Abstract

The use of industrial wastes in various engineering projects has been trending in India. This is necessitated by the disposal problems associated with it. Copper slag and Silica fume are the most extensively used waste materials in the construction industry in recent times. Large quantities of these wastes are accumulated and dumped on costly land, causing wastage of good cultivable land. Mixing these wastes with existing soil type without completely removing and refilling with another soil type can be an alternative improvement technique to cement mixing and soil stabilization which are expensive. In this paper, a review of the previous research studies carried out by various researchers on effective usage of copper slag and silica fume is presented.