A Study on Characterization of In-situ Soil Materials of an Iron Ore Mines in the Goan Area
摘要
Iron ore in-situ soil materials are by-products of iron ore mining and are produced during the extraction process by techniques such as drilling, blasting, excavation, and exploitation. These soils are generated in large quantities and require considerable space for waste disposal. The handling of waste materials in mining is uneconomical and has no useful purpose; it may be used for other purposes or allied industries. Researchers have explored various uses of by-products of different soils, which may be used in subgrade pavements, construction purposes, and enhancing bearing capacity when mixed with suitable additive soils. This study conducted geotechnical laboratory experiments on the iron ore in-situ soil materials deposited under different site conditions and investigated soil behavior across various iron ore mines in the Goan region located nearby offshore. This study primarily focuses on geotechnical experiments, including Atterberg limits, specific gravity, grain size analysis, standard proctor compaction tests, relative density tests, and direct shear tests, to characterize the properties of iron ore mining area soils to understand the behavior and uses of iron ore by-product soil changes across different site conditions located nearby offshore.