Evaluation of local expansive soil by site Instrumentation
Expansive soil deviate from there general engineering characters and cause some problems during and after construction, volume changes with introduction of moisture content, they either shrink or swell with increase or decrease of moisture content. Develop a soil water characteristic curve.Correlate
2025-06-28 16:32:27 - Adil Khan
Evaluation of local expansive soil by site Instrumentation
Project Area of Specialization Electrical/Electronic EngineeringProject SummaryExpansive soil deviate from there general engineering characters and cause some problems during and after construction, volume changes with introduction of moisture content, they either shrink or swell with increase or decrease of moisture content. Develop a soil water characteristic curve.Correlate site results with lab results
Project ObjectivesProject objectives is to develop soil water characteristic curve (SWCC), correlate the field and both site results.and to find the basic engineering properties of expansive soil.Find a solution to these soil problems and addition to the already existence data.
The main objective of our research is to find the basic engineering properties of expansive soil, any deviation of soil properties from standard or normal soil by compairing and correlating the lab and field data and at the end develop water characteristic curve from water potential and water content.
Project Implementation MethodWe will visit to our selectable sites and perform the practical tests their and then we will compare it with theoretical results and analyze the expansive soil with the help of collected data. We will visit our selected sites and collected the samples of expansive soil from 2ft, 4ft, 6ft.Than we will perform different tests on samples like Moisture content, Atterberg limits, Standard proctor test, sieve analysis, hydrometer analysis, specific gravity, XRD, SEM etc to gain theoretical data.At the end we will analyze the expansive soil by comparing the results of Karak and Kohat and also theoretical and practical data. We also use PLAXIS software for our project.
Benefits of the ProjectAccording to our opinion, this research will be great impact on industry and private sectors. Because the life of infrastructure should be increased by analyze the expansive soil and hope it will save financial loss.
Identification, classification and distinguishing features of expansive soil.Use locally available material for the stabilization of expansive soils.
Technical Details of Final DeliverableWe will be able to publish a research paper on the collected data and able to add some knowledge to already existence results.
Final Deliverable of the Project Hardware SystemCore Industry ManufacturingOther Industries IT Core Technology OthersOther Technologies OthersSustainable Development Goals Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureRequired Resources| Item Name | Type | No. of Units | Per Unit Cost (in Rs) | Total (in Rs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total in (Rs) | 70500 | |||
| Tensiometers | Equipment | 3 | 3500 | 10500 |
| Moisture probes | Equipment | 3 | 15000 | 45000 |
| Sites visits and printing etc | Miscellaneous | 2 | 4000 | 8000 |
| Moisture sensors | Equipment | 1 | 7000 | 7000 |