Improvement of problematic soils with biopolymer-an environmentally friendly soil stabilizer

• Main Authors: Latifi, N., Horpibulsuk, S., Meehan, C. L., Abd. Majid, M. Z., Tahir, M. M., Mohamad, E. T.
• Format: Article
• Published: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 2017
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/76471/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85010515452&doi=10.1061%2f%28ASCE%29MT.1943-5533.0001706&partnerID=40&md5=306888b48cc9fabf17d5f0b27cbee401

Problematic soils with high compressibility and low shear strength are often treated with traditional chemical stabilizing additives such as cement and lime to improve their engineering properties. These additives are generally recognized as having less than ideal environmental impacts-in particular...