Friday, 23 January 2015

Steps To Observe When Carrying Out Chemical Soil Stabilization

By Janine Hughes


In the industry of agriculture together with construction, poor grounds are risky and hence, necessitate treatment before the operations begin. This is in case the soils contain some chemical acids and alkalis that accelerate reaction. This condition may then be fixed by the application of retarders and neutralizers. There is a simple strategy that you should follow when you do chemical soil stabilization.

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.

Once the cause is known, possible solutions should be devised. For those grounds found to have more acids than alkalis, they are described as being acidic and this problem can be fixed by the application of neutralizers. In case the ground is found to be basic, where the percentage of bases out-way that of acids, acidic neutralizers can be applied. To add on this, you can decide to implement the short-lived method of retarder application.

After the treatment, you are not certain that the instability is solved. The reactions may be going on, but at a lesser extent. Thus, collect samples of the soil and take them to a laboratory. You will carry out some tests and ascertain that the previously detected chemicals are inactive. In case you find that there is a possibility of reaction, you could repeat the entire process of treatment.

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.

You could then begin the project you had planned. If you are to set up a concrete building, ensure you apply additives and cements that will not cause reactions. In an event, you choose to carry out agricultural activities, ensure you minimize the use of hazardous farm chemicals that may trigger the instability. Choose to have the biological pest control methods.

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.

The period of time you wait is not a guess work and you must be certain of the date. Then, you can consult with a specialist to recommend you the time when you should resume with your activities. If you are not cautions, you may have to repeat the entire process and it might be costly.

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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