Track: Waste Management

Abstract

Agriculture wastes are generated in large quantities as well as Industrial wastes, disposing these waste materials are gradually becoming major challenge globally. This study examined the impacts of locally available additives, which doubles as wastes material like Sawdust as well as Palm kernel Shell as means of stabilizing the soil of Ido Osi Local Government, Ekiti, Southwestern part of Nigeria. Soil samples were obtained from six different locations from the study area. The two additives were mixed with the soil samples at 2 – 8% proportion and laboratory tests like Compaction as well as California Bearing Ratio (CBR) tests were conducted on them. It can be deduced from the results that CBR and Optimum Moisture Content (OMC) worth decline as the additive contents rise in most of the soil samples, While the Maximum Dry density (MDD)  worth decline as the additive contents rise for most of the samples. Generally, it can be concluded that the two additives have effects on the strength properties of the soil samples from the study area. Though, it requires profound research works on the additives.