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EVALUATION OF THE STRENGTH PROPERTIES OF A CLAY SOIL STABILIZED WITH FLY ASH AND BIOPOLYMER USING THE TAGUCHI TECHNIQUE

Year 2025, Volume: 28 Issue: 1, 89 - 103, 03.03.2025

Mehmet Fatih Yazıcı , Mehmet Fahri Saraç , Çağla Aydın , Melce Begüm Polat , Can Mustafa Çalık , Caner Özen

Abstract

Researchers in geotechnical engineering have used traditional chemical additives such as cement and lime for many years to improve problematic soils. In addition to the benefits of these materials in soil stabilization, their environmental damage cannot be ignored. For this reason, researchers have been trying to achieve the best in environment, sustainability, economy, and other benefits by conducting tests with different stabilization materials in laboratory and field conditions for years. To achieve the goal mentioned above, this study assessed the combined effects of fly ash, a waste with excellent pozzolanic properties, and guar gum, which has recently become a favorite of geotechnical researchers in terms of environmental friendliness and sustainability, on the strength properties of clay soil. Taguchi’s design of the experiment method was used to carry out the experimental process by saving time, labour, and cost. As a result, the unconfined compressive strength of the natural soil increased by 6.5 times, and the secant elasticity modulus increased by 20.4 times with the addition of fly ash and biopolymer. The results were compared with the strength properties of specimens stabilized only fly ash and lime, and it was observed that adding fly ash and guar gum to the clay soil increased strength much more.

Keywords

Soil stabilization fly ash guar gum Taguchi experimental design

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UÇUCU KÜL VE GUAR SAKIZI İLE STABİLİZE EDİLMİŞ BİR KİL ZEMİNİN MUKAVEMET ÖZELLİKLERİNİN TAGUCHİ TEKNİĞİ KULLANILARAK DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

Year 2025, Volume: 28 Issue: 1, 89 - 103, 03.03.2025

Mehmet Fatih Yazıcı , Mehmet Fahri Saraç , Çağla Aydın , Melce Begüm Polat , Can Mustafa Çalık , Caner Özen

Abstract

Geoteknik mühendisliğinde problemli zeminlerin iyileştirilmesinde araştırmacılar uzun yıllardır çimento ve kireç gibi geleneksel kimyasal katkıları yaygın bir şekilde kullanmaktadırlar. Bu malzemelerin zemin stabilizasyonunda sağladığı faydaların yani sıra çevresel açıdan getirdiği zararlar göz ardı edilemeyecek seviyelerdedir. Bu sebeple araştırmacılar yıllardır farklı stabilizasyon malzemeleri ile laboratuvar ve arazi şartlarında deneyler yaparak çevre, sürdürülebilirlik, ekonomiklik ve sağladığı diğer faydalar açısından en iyiye ulaşabilmenin çabasını vermektedirler. Bu çalışma, yukarıda bahsi geçen amaca ulaşabilmek için mükemmel puzolanik özelliklere sahip bir atık olan uçucu kül ile çevre dostu ve sürdürülebilirlik açısından son zamanlarda geoteknik araştırmacıların gözdesi olan guar sakızının bir kil zeminin mukavemet özellikleri üzerindeki birlikte etkilerini değerlendirmiştir. Zaman, emek ve maliyet açısından tasarruf ederek deneysel sürecin yürütülebilmesi için Taguchi deney tasarım yönteminden istifade edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak uçucu kül ve biyopolimer ilavesi ile doğal zeminin serbest basınç mukavemetinin 6,5, sekant elastisite modülünün ise 20,4 kata kadar artış gösterdiği görülmüştür. Elde edilen sonuçlar sadece uçucu kül ve sadece kireçle stabilize edilmiş numunelerin mukavemet özellikleri ile karşılaştırılmış ve kil zemine uçucu kül ile guar sakızı ilave etmenin çok daha yüksek mukavemet artışları verdiği gözlenmiştir.

Keywords

Zemin stabilizasyonu uçucu kül guar gum Taguchi deney tasarımı

Thanks

Bu çalışma, T.C. Enerji Piyasası Düzenleme Kurumu (EPDK) tarafından onaylanan “Poliüretan Stabilizatör ile Temel Dolgusunun Geliştirilmesi ve Saha Uygulamasının Yapılması” isimli Ar-Ge projesi kapsamında desteklenmektedir. Yazarlar bu destek için EPDK'ya teşekkür etmektedir.

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Primary Language Turkish
Subjects Civil Geotechnical Engineering, Soil Mechanics in Civil Engineering
Journal Section Civil Engineering
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Mehmet Fatih Yazıcı 0000-0002-3557-7817

Mehmet Fahri Saraç 0000-0002-0760-5569

Çağla Aydın 0009-0009-9863-4522

Melce Begüm Polat 0009-0006-3411-5246

Can Mustafa Çalık 0000-0003-3281-4925

Caner Özen 0000-0002-2728-706X

Publication Date March 3, 2025
Submission Date July 22, 2024
Acceptance Date September 23, 2024
Published in Issue Year 2025Volume: 28 Issue: 1

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APA Yazıcı, M. F., Saraç, M. F., Aydın, Ç., Polat, M. B., et al. (2025). UÇUCU KÜL VE GUAR SAKIZI İLE STABİLİZE EDİLMİŞ BİR KİL ZEMİNİN MUKAVEMET ÖZELLİKLERİNİN TAGUCHİ TEKNİĞİ KULLANILARAK DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi, 28(1), 89-103.
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