Analysis of Unconfined Compressive Strength in Clay Mixed with Sand

Department Of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, UniversitasMusamus, Merauke, Indonesia

^* Corresponding author: budiyanto_ft@unmus.ac.id

Abstract

Clay soils are soils that have high shrinkage potential and have good carrying capacity in water unsaturated conditions but poor in water-saturated conditions. Clay soil has a low carrying capacity, so to increase the carrying capacity of the soil it needs to be stabilized by using an added material which is sand. Land used for 100% disturbed soil, 95% disturbed soil + 5% sand, 90% disturbed soil + 10% sand, 85% disturbed soil + 15% sand, with curing time 3,7,14, and 28 days. The mixture was tested using aunconfined compressive strength test instrument with SNI 03-6887-2002 method. The results of the unconfined compressive strength test showed that the increase in maximum soil strength occurred in the addition of 90% disturbed soil + 10% sand at the age of 28 days curing, which reached 1,194 kg/cm2. But the results of unconfined compressive strength increased when the mixture of 85% disturbed soil + 15% of sand reaching 1,348 kg / cm2. Based on testing that the more amount of sand is added, the higher the value of unconfined compressive strength obtained.