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@article{200477,
        author = {Ghulam Murtaza and Dharamveer and Dhruv Lodhi and Durgesh Mishra},
        title = {Strengthening of weak soil using silica based additives.},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {12},
        pages = {1514-1522},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=200477},
        abstract = {A Comparative study on the Effect of Silica on Physical, chemical, and Micro structural characteristics of soft soil was investigated. Nano-silica widely used in concrete and cement stabilized soft soil to enhance macro performance. Up to now, the improvement of soft soil using Nano-silica is not completely explored. In this study, a comparison has been done to determine the potential of Nano-silica to stabilize the soil Different experimental work has been performed, especially the standard proctor test, unconfined compressive strength (UCS)and California bearing ratio (CBR) of clay with highly compressible (CH) soil adding Nano-silica. The soil considered here accommodates varying percentages of Nano-silica (0.6%, 0.8%, 1%, 1.5% by weight of soil) and is added for investigation of the relative strength enhance of soil. The present study is to evaluate the Maximum Dry Density, Unconfined Compressive Strength, and California Bearing Ratio of soil using varying percentages of Nano-silica. The test outcomes explain that the shear strength, UCS, CBR value of soil increases by the addition of Nano-silica in soil. The result showed that the addition of Nano-silica with soft soil can accelerate hydration, improve the interfacial zone between soil particles and binder, due to pozzolanic nature and fine particle size. By using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), the interaction at the interface between Nano-silica and soil matrix was analysed. And by Energy-dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy technique (EDS) the elements and chemical characteristics of soil analysed.},
        keywords = {Soil, Stabil Road, Stabilization, Mixture, California bearing ratio (CBR), Unconfined compressive strength (UCS).},
        month = {May},
        }