Strength and Microstructural Assessment of Reconstituted and Stabilised Soft Soils with Varying Silt Contents

The study of the strength reconstituted and stabilised soft soils is very important in geotechnical engineering. soil particles, such as clay, sand, silt play roles determining behaviour soils. clay sand particles are unique; however, lie a transitional form between clay. Therefore, this paper seeks to investigate (a) effect contents on soils; (b) content cement-stabilised (c) microstructure specimens by cement with varying particle size distribution. A series tests consisting consolidated, isotropic undrained (CIU) triaxial tests, unconfined compressive (UCS) scanning electron microscope (SEM) images were conducted achieve these objectives. In conclusion, relationship critical state (both particles) proposed. For specimens, increases increase when 10%. However, UCS decreases 30%. With ranging from 15–25%, at first but once reaches ‘saturation’ point.