Correlation between the California Bearing Ratio (CBR) and Unconfined Compressive Strength (UCS) of Stabilized Sand-Cement of the Niger Delta

International Journal of Civil Engineering

© 2016 by SSRG - IJCE Journal

Volume 3 Issue 3

Year of Publication : 2016

Authors : D.B. Eme, T.C Nwofor and S. Sule

10.14445/23488352/IJCE-V3I3P103

How to Cite?

D.B. Eme, T.C Nwofor and S. Sule, "Correlation between the California Bearing Ratio (CBR) and Unconfined Compressive Strength (UCS) of Stabilized Sand-Cement of the Niger Delta," SSRG International Journal of Civil Engineering, vol. 3,  no. 3, pp. 7-13, 2016. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488352/IJCE-V3I3P103

Abstract:

 The California bearing ratio and the unconfined compressive strengths of sand- cement were measured in ten (10) different prepared CBR and UCS specimens. The sand-cement mix was prepared by mixing 10.5kg of sand with 5.5% by weight of cement and moisture content of 12%. The CBR specimens were cured for 6 days followed by 24 hours soaking while the UCS specimens were cured for 7 days. The CBR and UCS specimens were tested after their curing and soaking periods and gave values greater than 200% and 2500kpa respectively. The data obtained were subjected to regression analysis to check their correlation. The R2 obtained showed that there is a little correlation between CBR and UCS.

Keywords:

 California bearing ratio, unconfined compressive strengths, regression analysis, soaking, sand-cement mix, moisture content, correlation.

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