Date on Master's Thesis/Doctoral Dissertation
8-2015
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
M.S.
Department
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Degree Program
Civil Engineering, MS
Committee Chair
Zhao, Qian
Committee Co-Chair (if applicable)
Rockaway, Thomas
Committee Member
Rockaway, Thomas
Committee Member
Yang, Li
Subject
Zeolites; Sand
Abstract
Zeolite and sand mixture is an ideal reactive filling material for the Permeable Reactive barrier (PRB) due to its higher hydraulic conductivity and sorption capacity. This study applied three ASTM standard tests to examine the geotechnical engineering properties of ASTM 20-30 sand and zeolite (clinoptilolite) mixtures with varying zeolite mass percentages (25%, 50%and 75%). Conducted lab tests including: Proctor compaction, hydraulic conductivity in rigid wall permeameter and one-dimensional consolidation. The goals of this study were to quantify the impact of zeolite content and compactive effort on the density, conduction and compressibility of the sand-zeolite mixtures.
Recommended Citation
Shang,, Hong, "Geotechnical laboratory characterization of sand-zeolite mixtures." (2015). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 2210.
https://doi.org/10.18297/etd/2210
