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ASTM D 5102 Document Information:
Title
Standard Test Method for Unconfined Compressive Strength of Compacted Soil-Lime Mixtures
ASTM International
Publication Date:
Aug 1, 2004
Scope:
(Footnote *)
This test method covers procedures for preparing, curing, and testing
laboratory-compacted
specimens of soil-lime and other lime-treated materials (Note 1) for
determining unconfined
compressive strength. This test method can be used for specimens
prepared at the maximum unit
weight and optimum water content, or for specimens prepared at other
target unit weight and water
content levels. Other applications are given in Section 5 on
Significance and Use.
NOTE 1 - Lime-based products other than commercial quicklime and
hydrated lime are also used in the
lime treatment of fine-grained cohesive soils. Lime kiln dust (LKD) is
collected from the kiln
exhaust gases by cyclone, electrostatic, or baghouse-type collection
systems. Some lime producers
hydrate various blends of LKD plus quicklime to produce a lime-based
product.
Cored specimens of soil-lime should be tested in accordance with Test
Methods D 2166.
Two alternative procedures are provided:
Procedure A describes procedures for preparing and testing compacted
soil-lime specimens having
height-to-diameter ratios between 2.00 and 2.50. This test method
provides the standard measure of
compressive strength.
Procedure B describes procedures for preparing and testing compacted
soil-lime specimens using Test
Methods D 698 compaction equipment and molds commonly available in
most soil testing laboratories.
Procedure B is considered to provide relative measures of individual
specimens in a suite of test
specimens rather than standard compressive strength values. Because of
the lesser
height-to-diameter ratio (1.15) of the cylinders, compressive strength
determined by Procedure B
will normally be greater than that by Procedure A.
Results of unconfined compressive strength tests using Procedure B
should not be directly compared
to those obtained using Procedure A.
All observed and calculated values shall conform to the guidelines for
significant digits and
rounding established in Practice D 6026.
The method used to specify how data are collected, calculated, or
recorded in this standard is not
directly related to the accuracy to which the data can be applied in
design or other uses, or both.
How one applies the results obtained using this standard is beyond its
scope.
Lime is not an effective stabilizing agent for all soils. Some soil
components such as sulfates,
phosphates, organics, etc. can adversely affect soil-lime reactions
and may affect the test results
using this method.
The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be
regarded separately as standard.
The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents;
therefore, each system shall be used
independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may
result in non-conformance
with the standard.
The gravitational system of inch-pound units is used when dealing with
inch-pound units. In this
system, the pound (lbf) represents a unit of force (weight), while the
unit for mass is slugs. The
rationalized slug unit is not given, unless dynamic (F = ma)
calculations are involved.
It is common practice in the engineering/construction profession to
concurrently use pounds to
represent both a unit of mass (lbm) and of force (lbf). This
implicitly combines two separate
systems of units; that is, the absolute system and the gravitational
system. It is scientifically
undesirable to combine the use of two separate sets of inch-pound
units within a single standard.
As stated, this standard includes the gravitational system of
inch-pound units and does not
use/present the slug unit for mass. However, the use of balances or
scales recording pounds of mass
(lbm) or recording density in lbm/ft³ shall not be regarded as
non-conformance with this
standard.
This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,
if any, associated with its
use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to
establish appropriate safety and
health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory
requirements prior to use. For
specific precautionary statements, see Section 8.
Footnote * - A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this
standard.
Keywords:
- lime content
- soil-lime
- soil-stabilization
- specimen preparation
- unconfined compressive strength
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