Saturday, January 24, 2015

Simple Strategy In Chemical Soil Stabilization

By Janine Hughes


In the agricultural sector as well as the construction industry, poor soils have to be treated so that the normal operations can be undertaken. This may be when the ground contains harmful chemicals that are actively causing reactions. This can be done using the reaction retarders and the alkalis. Therefore, when undertaking chemical soil stabilization, follow the steps discussed below.

The first thing that you do before you opt for any method is to establish the cause of the instability as well as the application desired. If you wish to undertake agricultural activities, there are some reactions that will not in any way affect the growth and development of plants. Some will tend to affect the process of bond development between cement in foundations.

Immediately you have known the cause, the next step you ought to take is to find the best solution. If you found out that there are a large percentage of acids, you ought to apply bases and alkalis that will neutralize them. In case the percentage of alkalis exceed that of acids, consider applying acids to neutralize the action of alkalis. Reaction retarders can also be applied to halt the reaction just for a short time.

The treatment may not have been effective when it was carried out. Then, you need to ascertain whether or not there are some chemicals that still may be causing some reactions. Samples of the same should be collected from the field and tested in a laboratory. If the presence of these chemicals is detected, the previous process should be repeated to ensure that all of them are deactivated.

If the treatment solves the instability to a significant level, thereafter you could improvise methods to minimize such instances. If the source of the chemicals was from the farms chemicals or industrial waste, then you should not dispose them on such a ground.

Thereafter, you could begin the designed projects. If you were to establish a building, then make sure that the construction additives and cements that you will use will not activate the previous reactions. If you will undertake agricultural activities, avoid excessive use of chemicals, but rather use biological ways of pest and weed control. Otherwise, the entire procedure will serve no purpose if the reactions would be activated.

However, you may have to wait for some time before you can handle the soil. This is meant to give it time to form the appropriate structure and possibly, the normal biological processes to begin. This period will differ based on the extent to which you applied the treatment. Also, the activities that you will carry out may interfere with the process of neutralization and reaction retardation.

You should not presume you know the exact time when the process will be complete for you to start your projects. Suitably, follow the instructions given in the handbook that was delivered together with the treatment agents. Also, seek advice from an expert.

As in the information given above, you realize that the condition of soil being unstable can be fixed by the use of appropriate agents. Nevertheless it is judicious if you established the root cause of this condition just before you begun the entire process.




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