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Engineering Properties of Laterite soil Stabilized with Heavy Fuel Oil for Use as a Road Sub-base Material

Engineering Properties of Laterite soil Stabilized with Heavy Fuel Oil for Use as a Road Sub-base Material
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	Volume-71 Issue-2
	Year of Publication : 2023
	Author : Benewende Thomas Arnaud Tamalgo, Timothy Nyomboi, Christopher Kanali
	DOI : 10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V71I2P219

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Benewende Thomas Arnaud Tamalgo, Timothy Nyomboi, Christopher Kanali, "Engineering Properties of Laterite soil Stabilized with Heavy Fuel Oil for Use as a Road Sub-base Material," International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology, vol. 71, no. 2, pp. 157-164, 2023. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V71I2P219

Abstract
The present study investigates the engineering properties of laterite soil stabilized with heavy fuel oil for use as a road sub-base material. The laterite soil is thoroughly mixed with heavy fuel oil in varying amounts, with the concentration of heavy fuel oil varying from 0 to 10% of the total weight of the soil sample. To determine the best soil-heavy fuel oil combination, each soil sample undergoes tests for Unconfined Compressive Strength (UCS) permeability and Californian Bearing Ratio (CBR). UCS and CBR values increase as heavy fuel oil concentrations increase from 0 to 4% and decrease from 6 to 10%. At 7 days of curing, a 4% heavy fuel oil content results in a peak CBR of 40.8% and a UCS value of 1.21 MPa. The peak value of the CBR met the specifications (>30% recommended by Kenya's road design manual) and also 30% by the Federal Ministry of Works’ General Specification on Nigerian Roads for use in the construction of road sub-base. The research discovers that the permeability values of the soil decrease from 8.03x10-5 to 1.31x10-5 cm/s as the amount of heavy fuel oil increases, with the lowest permeability values observed at a concentration of 6% fuel oil. Beyond this content, the permeability starts increasing. Therefore, based on the guidelines set by the Nigerian General Specification and Kenya Road Design Manual, which recommend a minimum CBR value of 30% for road sub-base, the utilization of 4% heavy fuel oil in the stabilization of laterite soil for use as a sub-base in road construction is recommended.

Keywords
Heavy fuel oil, Californian bearing ratio, Laterite, Unconfined compressive strength, Permeability.

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