Influence of the Granular Class of Crushed Granites on the Litho-Stabilization of Samo Laterites (South-East of Côte d’Ivoire)
- 1 Laboratoire des Eaux, du Sol et des Géomatériaux, UFR-STRM, University Félix Houphouët Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
- 2 Laboratoire des Eaux, du Sol et des Géomatériaux, UFR-STRM, University Félix Houphouët Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
- 3 Laboratoire des Eaux, du Sol et des Géomatériaux, UFR-STRM, University Félix Houphouët Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
- 4 Laboratoire des Eaux, du Sol et des Géomatériaux, UFR-STRM, University Félix Houphouët Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
- 5 Laboratoire des Eaux, du Sol et des Géomatériaux, UFR-STRM, University Félix Houphouët Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
- 6 Laboratoire des Eaux, du Sol et des Géomatériaux, UFR-STRM, University Félix Houphouët Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Abstract
Most of the laterites found in Ivory Coast do not meet the technical conditions to be used in their natural state for the design of road foundations. Also, to meet the growing needs for road materials, various amendments are made to them, including litho-stabilization. Thus, this study proposes to understand the influence of the granular class of natural aggregates on the performance of laterites. To achieve this objective, different proportions of crushed granites of class 0/5, 0/15 and 5/15 have been incorporated into the soils of southern Côte d’Ivoire, especially in Samo. This modified soil has been subjected to mechanical tests such as the modified Proctor and CBR test. The results obtained show that the dry densities of the incorporated laterites containing crushed granites increase with the content of natural aggregates and decrease with the increase in the water content. Likewise, the CBR bearing indices at 95% of the Modified Optimum Proctor of the different compositions (laterites + crushed granites) increase with the proportion of aggregates. The addition of coarse aggregates to the laterites therefore promotes the establishment of a framework which improves its bearing capacity. From 20% to 30% crushed granites respectively of class 0/15; 0/5 and 5/15, the values of the CBR obtained are greater than those of 30% therefore these modified soils can be used as a foundation layer for traffic of T1, T2 and T3 type. Likewise, the laterites’ mixtures with at least 40% crushed granites of class 0/15 and 0/5 can also be used for the foundation and base layers.
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