Experimental Study on the Modification Mechanisms of Dispersive Soil Treated with Hydroxyl Aluminum

Dispersive soil is a special clay that is easy to disintegrate and disperse into particles and suspend in water, which can easily cause erosion and piping damage of dams, grooves, and road slopes. In this study, a new dispersive clay modifier hydroxyl aluminum (a positively charged aluminum hydroxid...

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Main Authors: Jie Liu, Pan Chen, Zheng Lu, Hailin Yao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Geofluids
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2680516
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description Dispersive soil is a special clay that is easy to disintegrate and disperse into particles and suspend in water, which can easily cause erosion and piping damage of dams, grooves, and road slopes. In this study, a new dispersive clay modifier hydroxyl aluminum (a positively charged aluminum hydroxide electrolyte) was proposed. Previous studies have shown that it can well coat montmorillonite in clay and combine with it to stabilize the properties of clay. The modification effect and interaction mechanism of hydroxyl aluminum on dispersive soil were studied through indoor dispersion discrimination, physical and mechanical, and micro mechanism tests (SEM and XRD). The experimental results indicate the following: With the increase of hydroxyl aluminum content, the dispersion of dispersed soil decreases and becomes nondispersive soil. Hydroxyl aluminum has an excellent inhibiting dispersion effect on dispersive soil, and it has the “agglomeration” and “cementation” effect on the dispersive soil particles. The addition of hydroxyl aluminum makes the dispersive soil agglomerated crystals arranged closely, and the number of pores between the particles reduces clearly, making the dispersed particles agglomerated. It can also reduce the alkalinity of the clay and make the clay structure more stable to restrain the dispersion of clay.
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spelling doaj-art-34f74faecc0248b1baf5324d0a25a5692025-02-03T06:05:00ZengWileyGeofluids1468-81232022-01-01202210.1155/2022/2680516Experimental Study on the Modification Mechanisms of Dispersive Soil Treated with Hydroxyl AluminumJie Liu0Pan Chen1Zheng Lu2Hailin Yao3State Key Laboratory of Geomechanics and Geotechnical EngineeringState Key Laboratory of Geomechanics and Geotechnical EngineeringState Key Laboratory of Geomechanics and Geotechnical EngineeringState Key Laboratory of Geomechanics and Geotechnical EngineeringDispersive soil is a special clay that is easy to disintegrate and disperse into particles and suspend in water, which can easily cause erosion and piping damage of dams, grooves, and road slopes. In this study, a new dispersive clay modifier hydroxyl aluminum (a positively charged aluminum hydroxide electrolyte) was proposed. Previous studies have shown that it can well coat montmorillonite in clay and combine with it to stabilize the properties of clay. The modification effect and interaction mechanism of hydroxyl aluminum on dispersive soil were studied through indoor dispersion discrimination, physical and mechanical, and micro mechanism tests (SEM and XRD). The experimental results indicate the following: With the increase of hydroxyl aluminum content, the dispersion of dispersed soil decreases and becomes nondispersive soil. Hydroxyl aluminum has an excellent inhibiting dispersion effect on dispersive soil, and it has the “agglomeration” and “cementation” effect on the dispersive soil particles. The addition of hydroxyl aluminum makes the dispersive soil agglomerated crystals arranged closely, and the number of pores between the particles reduces clearly, making the dispersed particles agglomerated. It can also reduce the alkalinity of the clay and make the clay structure more stable to restrain the dispersion of clay.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2680516
spellingShingle Jie Liu
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Experimental Study on the Modification Mechanisms of Dispersive Soil Treated with Hydroxyl Aluminum
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title Experimental Study on the Modification Mechanisms of Dispersive Soil Treated with Hydroxyl Aluminum
title_full Experimental Study on the Modification Mechanisms of Dispersive Soil Treated with Hydroxyl Aluminum
title_fullStr Experimental Study on the Modification Mechanisms of Dispersive Soil Treated with Hydroxyl Aluminum
title_full_unstemmed Experimental Study on the Modification Mechanisms of Dispersive Soil Treated with Hydroxyl Aluminum
title_short Experimental Study on the Modification Mechanisms of Dispersive Soil Treated with Hydroxyl Aluminum
title_sort experimental study on the modification mechanisms of dispersive soil treated with hydroxyl aluminum
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2680516
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