Effect of Lime on the Shear Strength of Soft Soils

Soft marine and/or swampy soils are, generally, abundant in Malaysia and
problematic in nature due to their very low shear strength. Therefore, remedial
actions are, always, required to tackle this problem. The objective of this project is to
study the effects of the use of lime as a stabilizer for soft marine and/or swampy
soils. A research approach and an experimental approach was used to overcome this
problem. A soft soil sample from Ipoh was tested using soil classification tests,
compaction and unconfined compression tests. Lime dosages of 0%, 2%, 4%, 6%
and 8% were added to the soil sample with moisture contents of 25%,30%,and 35%.
The trend of the graphs were observed.The graphs stopped at 8% lime. For the
graphs which did not show the optimum value, further testing is required using more
percentages of lime such as 10%, 12% and so on.