Application of Modern Waste Materials for Stabilizing the Cohesive Soil

Improving the soil's characteristics is still continuous and probably never ends because there is still so much room for research and development. The most popular technique for improving soil characteristics is stabilization. The main use of soil stabilization in geotechnical engineering is soil strengthening, which can be used for pavement design, slope stability, and ground improvement. This article reveals the application of a few modern waste materials to enhance the geotechnical characteristics of cohesive soils. The waste materials produced from the heavy industries are listed in this article, i.e., iron slag, copper slag, steel slag, sea garnet sand, and by-products from steel plants (GGBFS). The experiments have been conducted for cohesive soil available in Kota, Rajasthan, to study the impact of sea garnet sand waste materials. The experimental study demonstrates that sea garnet sand controls the consistency limits and enhances the dry density of the cohesive soils.