Need for Estimated Cement Requirements for Stabilizing Lateritic Soils

In an attempt to demonstrate the urgent need for determining the appropriate cement requirements for lateritic soils, experimental results are presented to show that less than 50% of the cement requirement for a temperate zone soil is required for efficient stabilization of a lateritic soil. The paper finds reasons for this by determining the engineering properties, then comparing the properties with a temperate zone soil. The temperate zone soil is also modified by addition of cementing agents and heat treatment and then its properties are compared with the lateritic soil. As a result of these comparisons, it is concluded that lateritic soils exist at a higher shearing strength level that its temperate zone counterpart.