Posted by John in La on November 21, 2015 at 05:06:25 from (96.33.136.54):
In Reply to: Solidifying sand posted by JimS on November 20, 2015 at 18:17:54:
It has been my experience that pure sand will never really compact 100%. The particles are to big. Water can be a great aid in compaction of soil but it does nothing to compact a beach made of sand. Another example is try building a pond with a sand bottom. It will never hold water. You need a mix to get true compaction. Clay works well in the mix to fill the voids between the sand. Gravel will also reinforce the mix. Just look at crushed limestone. That stuff will get so hard you can not dig in it with a pickax. The reason is it has all sizes of pieces from sand size to rock size.
But to answer your question. Portland cement; Lime; or Calcium Chloride; are all used to compact soil under different condition. They dry out the soil and increase the surface tension between the soil particles to compact it.
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