Improving The Engineering Properties of Gypseous Soils by Adding Polymers: A Review
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gypseous soils are distributed in many regions in the world. These soils have a considerable potential for collapse because of the presence of Gypsum, Gypseous soils was one of the most complicated salty soils that challenged the geotechnical engineers. Also, Buildings constructed on gypsum soil will experience unanticipated distortions that will eventually lead to disastrous of collapse. A number of stabilizers and methods have been used to stabilize the soil and render it to be more suitable for construction purposes. This paper gives an overview of some previous researches on the behavior of this soil when it stabilized with polymers. These studies reveal that treating the soils with polymers in liquid, powder or Fiber form improves the soil properties. These include a decrease in the collapse potential, an increase in durability, and improved permeability. Moreover, polymer stabilization is more economical and environmentally friendly than conventional techniques.
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