1Prof. & Head, Department of Civil EngineeringSchool of Engineering, Babu Banarasi Das University, Lucknow (UP)
Online Published on 21 September, 2022.
The foundation stability of civil engineering structures constructed at or below ground surface depends on the quality of soil available at the construction site. The increase in population and industrializations have not only caused the lack of space for habitation in and around the cities but also disposal problems of solid and liquid wastes generated from the industries. The disposal of wastes on land influence the geotechnical properties of soil. Hence, settlement and shear strength properties of soil. Samples collected and analyzed for polluted and non-polluted areas have shown variations in geotechnical properties of soils. The disposal of industrial waste on land has decreased the specific gravity of soil, changed the size of soil particle, consistency limits, maximum dry density, optimum water content, shear strength parameters, permeability, consolidation and California bearing ratio (CBR). The influences of wastes on soil depend on type of soil and nature of wastes. In this paper, variations in geotechnical properties of soil due to disposal of industrial wastes have been discussed.
Industrial wastes, Specific gravity, Particle size, Consistency limits, Maximum dry density
