Soil Modification
Create The Best Soil Strength And Stability
Soil modification is the actual process of adding chemical agents to the soil in order to change its properties. These techniques are used to improve the engineering properties of an in-place soil to create the working platform that you need for your construction projects.
We improve the soil’s plasticity, optimum moisture content (OMC), maximum dry density (MDD), bearing capacity and shrink-swell potential by adding the proper admixture.
Benefits Of Soil Modification:
Improved Workability: As a result, an overly wet, weak soil can be modified, decreasing the amount of drying necessary to achieve the specified compaction.
Plasticity Index Reduction: After modification procedures are completed, improvements to critical water contents are demonstrated. The soil’s liquid and plastic limits are changed to a point where the resulting plasticity index (PI) is reduced. The PI is a measurement of the range in moisture contents where soil has plastic properties and can be permanently deformed. From a construction value engineering standpoint, having lower PI is the better soil for the project.
Pond Leak Repairs: We use bentonite in order to prevent water from leaking out of a pond. This helps increase strength and prevent washouts.
Soil Modification Benefit Outcomes
Soil modification has many benefits prior to construction to produce long-term strength and durability of soil in any environment.
How We Determine the Best Soil Modification Admixture
We work with geotechnical engineers to produce reports to classify and define site areas and soils that need to be modified. Multiple application rates of different soil improvement reagents are mixed with the soil samples to verify the potential degree of improvement. Improvements in PI, bearing capacity, swell testing and moisture-density relationships are considered. Various treatment options are compared to determine the best course of action or mix creation for each soil before our experts provide recommendations.