Geotechnical improvement of soils by rice husk ash in Caspian Region, Northern Iran

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I whakaputaina i:Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences vol. 23, no. 4 (2025), p. 1021-1031
Kaituhi matua: Salimzadehshooiili, Maysam
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Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences
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100 1 |a Salimzadehshooiili, Maysam  |u Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran 
245 1 |a Geotechnical improvement of soils by rice husk ash in Caspian Region, Northern Iran 
260 |b Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences  |c 2025 
513 |a Journal Article 
520 3 |a Soil stabilization using additive materials is a fundamental technique in geotechnical engineering. Common stabilizers include lime, cement, rice husk ash (RHA), pozzolans, micro-silica, aluminum sulfate, and fly ash. Given the increasing emphasis on sustainable materials, this study focuses on RHA-a pozzolanic material widely available in northern Iran as a promising soil stabilizer. RHA's abundant supply, ease of processing, and costeffectiveness make it suitable as a partial or complete replacement for cement in various soil stabilization applications. The research outlines RHA's production process using different curing methods by altering the time and temperature of combustion and the rate of cooling process, while the chemical characterization was determined through X-ray florescence (XRF) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis. Furthermore, to assess the capability of RHA in soil stabilization, unconfined compressive strength (UCS) test was performed on the treated sandy clay soil specimens after 7 and 28 days curing period. The findings revealed that the RHA obtained from burning at 500 °C for 12 hours and rapidly cooled shows the highest pozzolanic activity while gradual cooling has a negative effect on it. The UCS test results showed that adding 15% of RHA-cement, with equal proportions, to the sandy clay soil could enhance the compressive strength by over 2.7 MPa. Results indicate that incorporating RHA not only improves soil stabilization and reduces cement usage, but also offers environmental benefits by repurposing an agricultural byproduct that would otherwise go to waste. These findings provide practical guidelines for implementing eco-friendly soil stabilization practices in the Caspian region and similar ecological zones. 
651 4 |a Iran 
651 4 |a United States--US 
653 |a Combustion 
653 |a Soils 
653 |a Scanning electron microscopy 
653 |a Compressive strength 
653 |a Cooling 
653 |a Fly ash 
653 |a Stabilization 
653 |a Aluminum 
653 |a Clay soils 
653 |a Soil 
653 |a Electron microscopy 
653 |a Aluminum sulfate 
653 |a Additives 
653 |a Silica 
653 |a Rice 
653 |a Sustainability 
653 |a Curing 
653 |a Pozzolans 
653 |a Agricultural wastes 
653 |a Aluminium 
653 |a Concrete 
653 |a Cement 
653 |a Clay 
653 |a Shear strength 
653 |a Sandy soils 
653 |a Environmental benefits 
653 |a Stabilizers 
653 |a Chemical reactions 
653 |a Civil engineering 
653 |a Stabilizing 
653 |a Sustainable materials 
653 |a Soil stabilization 
653 |a Soil improvement 
653 |a Geotechnical engineering 
653 |a Curing (processing) 
653 |a Highway construction 
653 |a Environmental 
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