International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology (IJCIET) Volume 10, Issue 04, April 2019, pp. 268–277, Article ID: IJCIET_10_04_028 Available online at http://www.iaeme.com/ijmet/issues.asp?JType=IJCIET&VType=10&IType=4 ISSN Print: 0976-6308 and ISSN Online: 0976-6316 © IAEME Publication Scopus Indexed WASTE SOIL IMPROVEMENT USING EGG SHELL POWDER AND LIME AT OPEN DUMPING AREA Nur Irfah Mohd Pauzi Civil Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, 43009 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia Mior Amin Aimran Mior Abdul Aziz, Mohammad Syakirin Ismail Students, Civil Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, 43009, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia Husaini Omar Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. ABSTRACT Soil stabilization method using the waste material as replacement to improve the strength has been explored widely. In this research, the egg shell powder and lime are added to the waste soil with the mixing portion of 2.5% lime and 2.5% egg shell powder, 5% lime and 5% egg shell powder and 7.5% lime and 7.5% egg shell powder. The compressive strength is conducted on the waste soil samples with different mixing ratio. The optimum value of the compressive strength is simulated using Monte Carlo simulation. In conclusion, there is potential for the waste soil to be improved in terms of strength using lime and egg shell powder. The compressive strength of waste soil is added with 2.5% lime and 2.5% ESP, 5% lime and 5% ESP, 7.5% lime and 7.5% ESP gave the results of 36.39 kN/mm2, 70.66 kN/mm2 and 337.13 kN/mm2 respectively at curing of 28 days, which satisfies the soil improvement requirement. The Monte Carlo Simulation and optimization of the result using the mean value show that the compressive strength is increase when the data is simulated into N= 12 to N= 16. It has proved that the accuracy of the result has increased by using Monte Carlo Simulation and optimization. Key words: Waste soil improvement, open dumping area, egg shell powder, lime, compressive strength Cite this Article: Nur Irfah Mohd Pauzi, Mior Amin Aimran Mior Abdul Aziz, Mohammad Syakirin Ismail, Husaini Omar, Waste Soil Improvement Using Egg Shell Powder and Lime at Open Dumping Area, International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology 10(4), 2019, pp. 268–277. http://www.iaeme.com/IJCIET/issues.asp?JType=IJCIET&VType=10&IType=4 http://www.iaeme.com/IJCIET/index.asp 268 editor@iaeme.com Waste Soil Improvement Using Egg Shell Powder and Lime at Open Dumping Area 1. INTRODUCTION Egg shell powder generation does not involve generation of CO2 as in the case of lime where heating is done up to 750o C. Hence use of egg shell powder in soil stabilization will make the overall stabilization process economical, sustainable and eco-friendly. The reused of the waste product such as egg shell powder will also help reduce the environment impact. Considering millions of tons of waste produced annually across the country, which not only possess the problem of disposal but also adds to environment contamination and health risks, utilization of such refuse and industrial wastes and their subsidiary products as alternatives to construction materials may effectively contribute to environmental preservation and minimization of their adverse effects on the environment. Egg shell powder are used to improve the soil stabilization at the dumping sites. The optimization of the mixing portion of egg shell powder and lime are discussed in this paper. 2. LITERATURE REVIEW Soil stabilization method has been used widely to improve the soil strength. Some of the soil stabilization method are such as stone column method, vertical drain method, dynamic compaction and vacuum consolidation can fasten the consolidation process in clay and waste soil and improved the strength of the soil (Braja Das and Nagaratnam, 2015). Stabilization is aimed at improving the engineering properties of soil which may involve increasing the soil density, increase in cohesion, frictional resistance and reduction of plasticity index. Some of the materials that have been used in soil stabilization include lime, cement, fly ash etc. They have been used solely and in combination with other stabilizing materials to effect a chemical change in the soil (Amu et al, 2005). Previous researches have revealed that soil could be stabilized effectively using lime, cement, lime and cement, lime and fly ash combined together in proportion by mass or by weight. Egg shell powder has not been used as stabilizing material and it could be a good replacement for industrial lime. The increase of waste product such as egg shell powder could affect the environment. Egg shell powder which is high content in lime, calcium and protein so that it can be used as an alternative to such soil stabilizers such as lime-like ingredients. The calcium in the egg shell powder acts like a binder to the material to increase its strength. The calcination process in the egg shell powder takes place when the egg shell powder was added to the waste soil. In Japan, the egg shell powder was used for stabilization of a cohesionless soil. The study targeting at identifying eggshell powder as an effective stabilizing agent by replacing certain percentage of the lime in the stabilized soil with egg shell powder. The large area may not be covered with the egg shell powder but it may suggested that the ESP be used as a supplement in lime stabilization (Croft et al., 1999). The research has been done by Muthu (2014), the effect of egg shell powder proportions of 0.5% to 5.5% at 0.5% interval by dry weight was analyzed. The use of eggshell powder as an additive improve the strength of soils, however using eggshell powder quantities in excess of 3% may not yield ample results. The eggshell powder will also be tested for plastic limit and liquid limit test as to get the plasticity of the soil after the egg shell powder has been added to the soil. It has been found by (Arash Barazesh et. al., 2012) that different proportions of soil-eggshell powder mixture reduced the plasticity index in the specimens so that the largest decrease was noticed in the specimen with 16% eggshell powder addition. Adding eggshell powder to expansive soil specimen such as clay reduced plasticity index in the mixtures. This decrease entailed a relatively sharp slope in all specimens indicating the significant effect of eggshell powder on clay soils plasticity index. As for the waste soil, it also has the ability to absorb water and the addition of eggshell powder will help in increasing the strength of the soil (Peurifoy and Ledbetter, 1985). http://www.iaeme.com/IJCIET/index.asp 269 editor@iaeme.com Nur Irfah Mohd Pauzi, Mior Amin Aimran Mior Abdul Aziz, Mohammad Syakirin Ismail, Husaini Omar Waste soil consists of waste material such as concrete debris, decayed wood, plastics and others. The heterogeneous content of waste soil makes the geotechnical properties difficult to categorized and analyzed. Waste soil are prone to settlement as mention by (Nur Irfah et al, 2011) and it need to be treated by stabilizing it with other materials in order to strengthen it. Waste soil are subject to differential settlement and may subject to moisture content when subjected to loading of a moving load. It is therefore usually necessary to stabilize the waste soil to reduce the volume change due to moisture and strengthen the soil where it can carry the imposed load. As studied by (Sivakumar Babu et al., 2010) (Park et al., 2007) and (Simoes and Catapreta, 2012), the waste soil is subjected to long-term settlement, where there is importance to be monitored and studied so that the landfill areas are well maintained and stabilized. Further analysis of the data is using Monte Carlo Simulation. Monte Carlo Simulation is a simulation of the data to get the probability of the optimization value for the amount of egg shell powder and lime to be added to the waste soil. These optimizations have not been done in the previous research. Monte Carlo Simulation which has been used for predicting the long-term settlement by (Nur Irfah, 2012). Monte Carlo methods or Monte Carlo experiments are a class of computational algorithm that relies on repeated random sampling to compute their results. Monte Carlo methods are used in simulating physical and mathematical systems. Monte Carlo simulations tools and excel spreadsheet has been developed by Au et al. (2010) to determine the uncertainty in the slope stability analysis. The spreadsheet computational framework for implementation an advanced Monte Carlo method called subset simulation are used to determine the uncertainty propagation that can provide better resolution for low failure probability level at the same time retaining some robustness features of direct Monte Carlo. On the other hand, Wang et al (2010) have used Monte Carlo Simulation method to analyze probabilistic of slope stability and it provides a robust and simple way to assess failure probability. The egg shell powder optimization algorithm will be used together with Monte Carlo Simulation method for optimizations. In conclusion, the potential of egg shell powder and lime to be added to waste soil are studied in this research. The optimization of the right amount of the egg shell powder and lime to be added to the waste soil are the output from the research. This research will help improving the waste soil at the dumping area so that the abandoned dumping area can be reused again for new development. 3. METHODOLOGY The methodology of the research is divided into the following stages: 3.1. Site selections and samples collections The dumping sites are identified for samples collection, the site was investigated to know the types of waste at the dumping sites and some samples will be collected at the sites. Sungai Ramal Dalam dumping area is selected as the dumping area. The dumping area is not an active dumping site. The area is about 5 meters height of waste on top of the dumping area which consist of heterogeneous content such as concrete debris, paper, aluminum can, small twigs, plastic waste and others. A total of about 10 kg of soil samples were collected with different location at the open dumping area. The samples collected using the hand auger method as to get samples at a deeper depth. The samples are put into plastic bags and sealed for moisture content preservation. Figure 1 show the open dumping area at the Sungai Ramal Dalam, Selangor. http://www.iaeme.com/IJCIET/index.asp 270 editor@iaeme.com Waste Soil Improvement Using Egg Shell Powder and Lime at Open Dumping Area Figure 1. Samples collection at Sungai Ramal Dalam Dumping Area 3.2. Physical and Mechanical Properties of Treated and Untreated Waste Soil The samples collected will be treated with the eggshell powder and lime, and the other samples is not treated, which is in its initial conditions. The egg shell powder is obtained from the egg shell that was collected from waste of Pasar Malam, restaurant and small shops. The egg shell was blend into powder and mixed with the waste soil. The treated waste soil will be added with 2.5% lime and 2.5% eggshell powder, 5% lime and 5% eggshell powder and 7.5% lime and 7.5% eggshell powder. The prepared samples were then tested with Liquid limit, Plastic Limit, Consolidation Test and Unconfined Compressive Strength Test to get the soil properties such as the plasticity of the soil and the strength of the soil. The results for treated soil with eggshell powder plus lime and untreated soil are compared. Figure 2 shows the unconfined compression test for waste soil samples. Figure 2. The unconfined compression test for waste soil samples. 3.3. Analysis using Monte Carlo Simulation for Optimizations The data for the treated eggshell powder and untreated eggshell powder will be correlated using linear regression analysis. The algorithm from the linear regression will be simulated using Monte Carlo Simulations. The simulations will be done for N = 50, 100, 500, 1000, 5000 number of iterations 3.4. Statistical Modeling of Waste Soil Improvement using STATISTICA The statistical modeling using STATISTICA software to analyze the data and improved the optimizations of the waste soil. The standard deviation, the mean value and variance are http://www.iaeme.com/IJCIET/index.asp 271 editor@iaeme.com Nur Irfah Mohd Pauzi, Mior Amin Aimran Mior Abdul Aziz, Mohammad Syakirin Ismail, Husaini Omar obtained from STATISTICA software. From the statistical modelling, the data will be tested on the confidence level where usually the confidence level is 95%. 3.5. Conclusions and Recommendations The recommendations of the optimized value of the eggshell powder and lime to be added to waste soil will be discussed in this research. The waste soil can be treated with the eggshell powder for the abandoned open dumping area and area can be further used for the new development such as housing area, golf course, park and other. The flowchart of the research methodology as shown in Figure 3. Figure 3. Methodology of the research 4. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 4.1. Particle Size Distribution The soil samples collected were analyzed using the sieve analysis test. The samples were oven dried for 24 hours so that the samples can be sieve using dry sieve method. The samples collected from three different location show that the sample consist of waste soil for 24.82% for sample 1, 20.78% for sample 2 and 0% for sample 3. The detail distribution of the soil composition as shown in Table 1. Figure 4 show the particle size distribution for waste soil. Table 1 Type of soil for waste soil sample 1, 2 and 3 Waste Gravel Sand Silt Type of soil Soil sample 1 24.82 35.23 39.90 0.05 gravelly SAND http://www.iaeme.com/IJCIET/index.asp Soil sample 2 20.78 47.20 32.03 0 sandy GRAVEL 272 Soil sample 3 0 46.52 53.40 0.08 gravelly SAND editor@iaeme.com Waste Soil Improvement Using Egg Shell Powder and Lime at Open Dumping Area 60.00 Waste soil sample 1 Percenage Finer (%) 50.00 40.00 Waste soil sample 2 30.00 20.00 Controlled soil sample 3 10.00 0.00 0.010 0.100 Sieve Size (mm) 1.000 10.000 Figure 4. Particles Size Distributions for Waste Soil 4.2. Physical and Mechanical Properties of Waste Soil The characteristics of the waste soil are complex because it mainly composed of organic and inorganic substances. Organic mainly include food waste, decayed wood, plastic and rubber. While inorganic include metal, glass, tiles and ash, etc. Table 2 show the result for plastic limit, liquid limit and plasticity index of waste soil, and the shear strength parameters. The plasticity index for sample 1, sample 2 and sample 3 of the waste soil are 33.96%, 34.04% and 28.17% respectively. It shows that the sample has high plasticity and would need to be treated using the additives in order to improve the strength of the waste soil. Table 2 show the physical and mechanical properties of waste soil from Sungai Ramal open dumping area. The cohesion and friction angle of waste soil is 33.8 kPa and 32 degree respectively. Table 2 The physical and mechanical properties of waste soil Sample No. Liquid Limit Plastic Limit Plasticity (%) (%) Index (%) Direct Shear Test S1 47.46 13.50 33.96 c = 33.8 kPa S2 46.15 12.11 34.04 ɸ = 320 S3 39.17 11.00 28.17 4.3. Compression Test The waste soil was tested for the settlement by using consolidation test. The loading of 1kg, 2 kg and 4 kg normal load were used for each sample. When the normal load is applied to the samples 1, the soil tends to compress for 0.796 mm. The normal soil without additives has the settlement 0.97 mm and 1.44 mm for 2 kg and 4 kg normal load respectively. When we added 2.5% of egg shell powder and 2.5% of lime ash, the settlement for 1 kg, 2 kg and 4 kg loading is 1.27 mm, 1.72 mm and 4.02 mm respectively. The further adding another 5% of egg shell powder and 5% of lime giving the settlement value of 1.174 mm, 1.712mm and 4.262 mm for normal load of 1 kg, 2kg and 4 kg respectively. Finally, with the adding of 7.5% of egg shell powder and 7.5% of lime, the compression is 1.08 mm, 1.224 mm and 4.71 mm for normal loading of 1 kg, 2 kg and 4 kg respectively. http://www.iaeme.com/IJCIET/index.asp 273 editor@iaeme.com Nur Irfah Mohd Pauzi, Mior Amin Aimran Mior Abdul Aziz, Mohammad Syakirin Ismail, Husaini Omar Figure 5. Compression result for normal sample without additives Figure 6. Compression result for normal sample with 2.5% lime and 2.5% egg shell powder Figure 7. Compression result for normal sample with 5% lime and 5% egg shell powder Figure 8. Compression result for normal sample with 7.5% lime and 7.5% egg shell powder The settlement for the waste soil has increase as we increase the load. The settlement will be stabilized after certain time. The stabilization of the waste soil varies between the samples. The egg shell powder which acts like a binder to lime and waste soil help the stabilization process of the waste soil. As compared with the samples with no additives, the soil tends to settle more than the soil with additives. The calcium carbonate in the egg shell react as cementitious material that could also increase the strength of the waste soil. 4.4. Unconfined Compressive Strength The waste soil is tested using unconfined compressive strength. The waste soil is added with 2.5% lime and 2.5% Egg Shell Powder (ESP) for first batch, added with 5% of lime and 5 % of ESP for second batch, and added with 7.5% of lime and 7.5% of ESP for third batch. The addition of the egg shell powder and lime is based on the weight of the soil sample and added the percentage of additives based on the weight. The results as shown in Figure 9. The compressive strength is increase with the increase of the ESP and lime. At the 28 days, the compressive strength is at the highest because the curing of the lime has completed at 28 days. The compressive strength for normal sample is 29.61 kN/m2. The normal soil is added with 2.5% lime and 2.5% ESP, added with 5% lime and 5% ESP, added with 7.5% lime and 7.5% ESP, the compressive at 7 days of curing is 47.34 kN/mm2, 76.61 kN/mm2 and 108.01 http://www.iaeme.com/IJCIET/index.asp 274 editor@iaeme.com Waste Soil Improvement Using Egg Shell Powder and Lime at Open Dumping Area kN/mm2 respectively. The details of the results are shown in Table 3, Table 4, Table 5 and Table 6. Figure 9. Unconfined compressive strength for waste soil with different percentage of lime and egg shell powder 4.5. Optimization of the Unconfined Compressive Strength The optimization of the result is done using Statistica Method. The number of simulation of data are run for the compressive strength data for N= 12 for 7 days of curing, N= 16 for 14 days, 21 days and 28 days of curing. The mean value from the simulation run by Statistica software gave the mean compressive strength of 50.08 kN/mm2 for normal soil, 84.60 kN/mm2 for 2.5% lime and 2.5% ESP, 135.23 kN/mm2 for 5% lime and 5% ESP and 184.75 kN/mm2 for 7.5% lime and 7.5% ESP. The details of the results are shown in Table 3, Table 4, Table 5 and Table 6. As the curing time is increase to 28 days, the compressive strength has increase to 337.13 kN/mm2. Table 3 The Unconfined Compressive Strength for 7 days of curing Unconfined Compression Test for 7 days of curing Normal Sample 2.5 % Lime and 2.5% Egg Shell Powder 5% Lime and 5% Egg Shell Powder 7.5% Lime and 7.5% Egg Shell Powder Number of Iterations Mean Compressive Strength (kN/mm2) Compressive Strength (kN/mm2) 12 50.08 29.61 12 84.60 47.34 12 135.23 76.61 12 184.75 108.01 Table 4 The Unconfined Compressive Strength for 14 days of curing Unconfined Compression Test for 14 days of curing Normal Sample 2.5 % Lime and 2.5% Egg Shell Powder 5% Lime and 5% Egg Shell Powder 7.5% Lime and 7.5% Egg Shell Powder Number of Iterations 16 16 Mean Compressive Strength (kN/mm2) 45.73 64.11 Compressive Strength (kN/mm2) 19.15 40.16 16 87.69 35.33 16 406.42 391.67 http://www.iaeme.com/IJCIET/index.asp 275 editor@iaeme.com Nur Irfah Mohd Pauzi, Mior Amin Aimran Mior Abdul Aziz, Mohammad Syakirin Ismail, Husaini Omar Table 5 The Unconfined Compressive Strength for 21 days of curing Unconfined Compression Test for 21 days of curing Normal Sample 2.5 % Lime and 2.5% Egg Shell Powder 5% Lime and 5% Egg Shell Powder 7.5% Lime and 7.5% Egg Shell Powder Number of Iterations Mean Compressive Strength (kN/mm2) Compressive Strength (kN/mm2) 16 16 69.46 67.07 39.61 47.68 16 87.11 59.60 16 728.36 591.39 Table 6 The Unconfined Compressive Strength for 28 days of curing Unconfined Compression Test for 28 days of curing Number of Iterations Mean Compressive Strength (kN/mm2) Normal Sample 2.5 % Lime and 2.5% Egg Shell Powder 5% Lime and 5% Egg Shell Powder 7.5% Lime and 7.5% Egg Shell Powder 16 16 48.73 57.55 Compressive Strength (kN/mm2) 17.19 36.39 16 87.32 70.66 16 540.54 337.13 5. CONCLUSION In general, the egg shell powder and lime have potential to increase the compressive strength of the waste soil. Base on this investigation, the following conclusions were being drawn: The compressive strength of waste soil is added with 2.5% lime and 2.5% ESP, 5% lime and 5% ESP, 7.5% lime and 7.5% ESP gave the results of 36.39 kN/mm2, 70.66 kN/mm2 and 337.13 kN/mm2 respectively at curing of 28 days, which satisfies the soil improvement requirement. The Monte Carlo Simulation and optimization of the result using the mean value show that the compressive strength is increase when the data is simulated into N= 12 to N= 16. It has proved that the accuracy of the result has increased by using Monte Carlo Simulation and optimization. 6. RECOMMENDATIONS From the result obtained, egg shell powder and lime are recommended to be used for improving the strength of waste soil. The recommended percentage with the optimized value is 7.5% lime and 75% ESP to be added to waste soil for soil improvement. Further increase of lime and ESP will reduced the strength of the waste soil. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The author would like to acknowledge the Universiti Tenaga Nasional for supporting the research under UNIIG grant with code number J510050844. 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