Performance of Excavated Sulfur-Rich Soil Stabilized with Binder: A Field Study of Mixing Efficiency

In this study, a mixing procedure of sulfur-rich soil and cement-based binder to enhance the soil’s unconfined compressive strength (UCS) was tested in field conditions for geotechnical applications. The focus evaluate uniformity industrial size soil-binder mixture, blended by existing method. This paper outlined sampling strategy number samples needed valid evaluation. Moreover, study emphasized difference between laboratory mixture preparation comparing UCS stabilized corresponding mixed prepared environment. field, cement were two four stages with 5% 7% cement—the percentages being based on dry weight under conditions. Samples taken from mixtures after each stage. Since be representative characteristics large-scale is not standardized, experiment included phases. first phase dedicated finding large pile along measuring collected samples. second phase, sample collection conducted results phase. laboratory, similar amount also prepared. Both using tapping method test. cured 28 days. showed that improved additional addition, while spots low observed step, these eliminated third tests comparatively uniform. comparison revealed higher than mixture. even though good standard different soils or types binders mixing, actual circumstances lower mixtures.