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Effect of pH value on contaminated clay soil Cover

Effect of pH value on contaminated clay soil

Scientific Review Engineering and Environmental Sciences
Volume 34 (2025): Issue 2 (June 2025)
By: Ethar Wahab Rasheed and  Yahya K. Atemimi  
Open Access
|Jun 2025

Figures & Tables

FIGURE 1.

Impact of contamination on Atterberg limits Source: own work.
Impact of contamination on Atterberg limits Source: own work.

FIGURE 2.

The uncompressed strength for natural and contaminated soil for different curing time (A to G) Source: own work.
The uncompressed strength for natural and contaminated soil for different curing time (A to G) Source: own work.

FIGURE 3.

The average unconfined compressed strength for natural and contaminated soil with curing time Source: own work.
The average unconfined compressed strength for natural and contaminated soil with curing time Source: own work.

FIGURE 4.

Variation of pH for the contaminated acidic percentages with time Source: own work.
Variation of pH for the contaminated acidic percentages with time Source: own work.

FIGURE 5.

SEM images of lay interacting with (a) natural soil, (b) 10% H2SO4, (c) 20% H2SO4, (d) 30% H2SO4, and (e) 50% H2SO4 Source: own work.
SEM images of lay interacting with (a) natural soil, (b) 10% H2SO4, (c) 20% H2SO4, (d) 30% H2SO4, and (e) 50% H2SO4 Source: own work.

The design mixture of the study

Soil sampleContent of sulfate in soil by volume [%]Concentration of sulfate contaminant [%]pH [-]
S000.327.7
S1101.746.7
S2202.671.4
S3303.870.3
S4506.430

The physical features of normal soil

CharactersColorLL [%]PL [%]PI [%]MDD [g·cm−3]OMC [%]UCS [kPa]Gs [g·cm−3]USCS categorypH [-]
Valuelight brown4936131.6618.5252.67ML7.7

Designation keys of samples

Soil sampleDescription
S0natural soil sample
S1soil samples contaminated with 10% by weight of acid
S2soil samples contaminated with 20% by weight of acid
S3soil samples contaminated with 30% by weight of acid
S4soil samples contaminated with 50% by weight of acid
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22630/srees.10405 | Journal eISSN: 2543-7496 | Journal ISSN: 1732-9353
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Language: English
Page range: 183 - 197
Submitted on: Apr 10, 2025
Accepted on: Jun 20, 2025
Published on: Jun 30, 2025
Published by: Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
liquid acid,
pH,
soil contamination,
geotechnical properties,
clayey soil
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