FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

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 TOPIC

• An experimental study on the combined effects

of eggshell powder and hydrated lime on the

engineering properties of expansive soil.

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 AIM

• To determine the individual and combined effects of

egg shell powder and hydrated lime on the

engineering properties of expansive soil.

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 OBJECTIVES
• To study the effect of the addition of eggshell powder, hydrated
lime, and both ESP and hydrated lime mixtures on the
compaction characteristics of expansive soil.
• To study the influence of the hydrated lime and eggshell powder
combination on the linear shrinkage and swelling behaviour of
the expansive soil.
• To study the effects of eggshell powder, hydrated lime, and both
ESP and hydrated lime on the index properties of the expansive
soil.
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 PROBLEM STATEMENT

Ghana's waste disposal is causing pollution and public

health issues, but eggshell powder can be used in

engineering applications like road construction,

benefiting underdeveloped and developing countries,

food manufacturers, and the construction industry.

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 METHODOLOGY

Materials and Source

• Expansive soil obtained from kojokrom

• Eggshell(powder) obtained from fast food joints and

restaurants etc

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• Hydrated lime obtained from mpintin

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 METHODOLOGY

FREE SWELL INDEX(FSI)

• 2 measuring cylinder

• 10g of sample (Expansive soil)

• Kerosene

• Distilled water

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 METHODOLOGY CONT”
ATTERBERG LIMIT TEST (CASAGRANDE METHOD)

• Liquid limit test

• Plastic limit test

The test was performed in

accordance with ASTM D 4318.

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 METHODOLOGY CONT”

• SHRINKAGE TEST
The test was performed in accordance with BS 1377, Part 2,
1990.
 RESULTS AND ANALYSIS
• FREE SWELL INDEX = (Vd – Vk) /Vk * 100
Vd = volume of cylinder containing distilled water.
Vk = Volume of cylinder containing kerosene
FSI = 50% , LL = 61.61%, PL = 35.2% & SL = 11mm

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 RESULTS AND ANALYSIS CONT’
• LINEAR SHRINKAGE
A decrease in shrinkage has been observed as the contents
of the additives increases.
12

10

LIME
SL (%)

6
ESP
HL + ESP

0
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%

% OF ADDITIVES

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 RESULTS AND ANALYSIS CONT’
• LIQUID LIMIT (LL)
IT was observed that an increase in the additives content results in a
decrease in the LL. 70

60

50

40
LIME

LL (%) 30 ESP

LIME + ESP
20

10

0
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%

% OF ADDITIVES

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 RESULTS AND ANALYSIS CONT’
PLASTICITY INDEX (PI)
A decrease in shrinkage has been observed as the contents of the
additives increases.
30

25
Lime ESP HL + ESP

20
0% 26.38 26.38 26.38

PI (%)
15
10% 16.56 17.16 23.36 LIME
ESP
10 LIME+ESP

20% 15.6 16.64 21.9

30% 14.38 16.1 20.11

0
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%

% OF ADDITIVES

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THANK YOU

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