Optimization Study of the Physical Parameters of Clays From Three (3) Quarries in the Region of MARADI, Niger

  IJETT-book-cover  International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology (IJETT)          
  
© 2020 by IJETT Journal
Volume-68 Issue-2
Year of Publication : 2020
Authors : Salifou GARBA , Aboubacar ALI, Makinta BOUKAR, Saïdou MADOUGOU
DOI :  10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V68I2P213

Citation 

MLA Style: Salifou GARBA , Aboubacar ALI, Makinta BOUKAR, Saïdou MADOUGOU  "Optimization Study of the Physical Parameters of Clays From Three (3) Quarries in the Region of MARADI, Niger" International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology 68.2 (2020):74-81.

APA Style:Salifou GARBA , Aboubacar ALI, Makinta BOUKAR, Saïdou MADOUGOU. Optimization Study of the Physical Parameters of Clays From Three (3) Quarries in the Region of MARADI, Niger  International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology, 68(2),74-81.

Abstract
This article focuses on the determination of the physical parameters of three (3) clay quarries located in the region of MARADI the Republic of Niger. These quarries are in the cities of MARADAWA, JIRATAWA and KABAWA. The parameters to be determined are: water content, particle size, ATTERBERG limits, compressive shear, compressibility and water permeability (porosity). Studies have shown that clays in KABAWA and JIRATAWA quarries are weakly compressible with respective liquidity limits of 31.4 and 36.3. The clay of the quarry of MARADAWA is, for its part, very compressible with a liquidity limit of 55.6. The plasticity index of these three soils is between 14.3 and 26.4 while the void number is between 0.271 and 0.647. As a result, these soils are plastic. JIRATAWA and KABAWA soils are more permeable to water than MARADAWA. We also find that the MARADAWA soil is more resistant to mechanical stress than those of JIRATAWA and KABAWA. All three clays are suitable for use in building construction and pottery.

Reference

[1] Abdou Amadou MOUSTAPHA, Makinta BOUKAR, Aboubacar ALI & Saïdou MADOUGOU, ?COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE CHEMICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF CLAYS OF TWO REGIONS OF NIGER: NIAMEY AND DIFFA,? INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES & RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY, 8(8), pp. 185-194, August. 2019.
[2] H. Baccour Zghal, M. Medhioub et T. Mhiri,?CARACTERISATION PHYSICOCHIMIQUE ET MECANIQUE DE MATERIAUX CERAMIQUES OBTENUS A PARTIR DES ARGILES TUNISIENNES,? Verres, Céramiques & Composites, Vol.1, pp. 25?33, N°2. 2011.
[3] GRIGOLETTO Sophie, LEBEAU Frédéric, COURARD Luc, PAUL Julien et MOUTSCHEN Patrick, ?APPLICATIONS DE L’ARGILE CRUE EN CONSTRUCTION,? Conférence Internationale Francophone NoMaD, Nov. 2015, p. 10.
[4] Armel Babatoundé LAIBI, ?Comportement hygro-thermo-mécanique de matériaux structuraux pour la construction associant des fibres de kénaf à des terres argileuses,? Thèse de doctorat, Université de Caen Normandie, Normandie, Dec. 2017.
[5] ATTAMA DISSIRAMA SABINE, ?LES CARACTERISTIQUES DE L’HABITAT ET CADRE DE VIE DES POPULATIONS A PARTIR DES DONNEES DU RGP/H,? Institut National de la Statistique, 1-83, 2001.
[6] RJES-FASCS, ?Lexique des termes usuels sur les Changements climatiques et les quatorze options d`adaptation au Niger,? Niger, 1-16, 2016.
[7] Tahirou HASSANE YAOU, Bachirou HAMADOU YOUNOUSSA, Amadou ABDOURHAMANE TOURE, Ibrahim ISSA TOUKAL et Zibo GARBA, ?Caractérisations physiques des sols et de leurs rôles dans les inondations á Niamey, Niger,?Afrique SCIENCE 14(3) pp. 192-205, 2018.
[8] Marthe Tatiana DIATTA, ?Matières premières argileuses du Sénégal : caractéristiques et applications aux produits céramiques de grande diffusion,? Thèse de doctorat, UNIVERSITE ASSANE SECK DE ZIGUINCHOR ET DE L’UNIVERSITE DE LIMOGES, Sénégal, Mai 2016.
[9] Marou GOUROUZA, Adamou ZANGUINA, Ibrahim NATATOU, Anne BOOS, ?CARACTERISATION D’UNE ARGILE MIXTE DU NIGER,? Rev. CAMES – Sciences Struct. Mat, Vol. 1, pp. 29-39, Déc. 2013.
[10] Image.(13/09/2019à17h50)[Online].Avalaible:https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b0/Maradi_Arrondissements.png/250px-Maradi_Arrondissements.png.
[11] Géographie.(13/09/2019à18h)[Online].Avalaibe:https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maradi_(r%C3%A9gion).
[12] Adama Dion, ?Coursd’Identification physique des sols,? UFR Sciences de l’IngénieurUniversité de Thiès, p. 34.
[13] Patrice Doat, Laetitia Fontaine, Hubert Guillaud, ?Architecture en terre d’aujourd’hui,? Grenoble,lyon, Bordeaux, Edition/CRAterre, p. 1-10, 2016.

Keywords
Moisture content, granulometry, compressibility, shear and clays of the MARADI region