The Role of Electrochemistry and Mineralogy in the Geotechnical Behavior of Salinized Soils

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11137/1982-3908_2021_44_42738

Palavras-chave:

Saline environment, Physicochemical properties, Clay minerals

Resumo

The Atterberg limits are essential information and the first step in soil classification for geotechnical purposes. Established laboratory
procedures use distilled water in the plasticity and liquid limits determination. However, saline solutions frequently interact with soils
in the construction environment through fluid percolation processes. This work aims to understand the variation of the geotechnical
behavior of two standard materials with different mineralogical compositions (kaolinitic and smectitic) when affected by NaCl ionic
solutions in different concentrations. The purpose is to simulate different soils in environments with the presence of saline solutions.
This paper reports an experimental program in which a kaolinite-rich and a smectite-rich material received NaCl solutions in three
different concentrations (0.6 %, 3.5 %, and 15.0 %) and had their Atterberg limits determined under these conditions. Additionally,
non-contaminated samples of both materials have had their limits measured using distilled water. Physical characterization tests
included hygroscopic moisture, grain size distribution, grain density, plastic limit (PL), and liquid limit (LL). These data allowed the
determination of the Skempton activity index (AI), plasticity index (PI), consistency index (CI), classification of soils in the Unified
Soil Classification System (USCS), and in the Highway Research Board (HRB) with the group index (GI). Mineralogy was determined
by X-ray diffraction and physical chemistry by measuring pH in H2O and KCl, determining the ΔpH, the point of zero-charge (PZC),
and the surface electrical potential (Ψo). The results show that the pH values rise with increasing salinity, while ΔpH, PZC, Ψo, LL,
AI, PI, GI decrease with increasing salinity. The PL decreases with the increase in salinity for smectite and increases for kaolinite. The
USCS and HRB demonstrate that the materials start to behave as fewer plastic materials with increased salinity. It is concluded that the
variations in the physicochemical parameters of the environment control and modify the geotechnical behavior of the fine-grained soils.

Biografia do Autor

Helena Polivanov, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Geosciences Institute, Department of Geology. Full professor

Emilio Velloso Barroso, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Geosciences Institute, Department of Geology. Full professor

Rian Porto, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Geosciences Institute, Department of Geology. Undergraduate Student

Felipe Polivanov Ottoni, Federal University of Maranhão

Center for Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Assistant professor

Thayssa Pereira Andrade, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Geosciences Institute, Department of Geology. Graduate Student

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