Modelling and optimization of the effect of rice husk ash on the California bearing ratio of Agbani soil using Scheffe’s method
Optimizing engineering processes for effective time and cost considerations especially in the field of geotechnical engineering which involves time-consuming laboratory processes and procedures. This study aims at developing predictive models for computing the mechanical property of the soil. In this study, the property of the soil of keen interest was the California Bearing Ratio (CBR) for soaked condition. The CBR of the natural soil was computed and found to be 70.14 %. The optimization technique was carried out effectively using Scheffe’s second-degree polynomials and the optimal mix ratio was observed to be 1:0.75:0.17 for soil, rice husk and water with an optimal Soaked CBR value of 80 % corresponding to the <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>Y</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>3</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msub></mml:math> response space. The model generated for predicting the CBR of the soil treated with rice husk ash is given as; <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mi>C</mml:mi><mml:mi>B</mml:mi><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>R</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mfenced separators="|"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>s</mml:mi><mml:mi>o</mml:mi><mml:mi>a</mml:mi><mml:mi>k</mml:mi><mml:mi>e</mml:mi><mml:mi>d</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:mfenced></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mn>75</mml:mn><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>K</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>1</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:mo>+</mml:mo><mml:mn>77</mml:mn><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>K</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>2</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:mo>+</mml:mo><mml:mn>80</mml:mn><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>K</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>3</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mn>24</mml:mn><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>K</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>1</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>K</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>2</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mn>2</mml:mn><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>K</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>1</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>K</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>3</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mn>2</mml:mn><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>K</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>2</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>K</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>3</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msub></mml:math>. Validation using the F-test method gave the F-stat value as 4.34 with a corresponding F-critical value of 5.05. The result from the F-test was found adequate at a confidence level of 95 %. The validation results further showed that in all, there was no significant difference between the model results and the experimental results. Therefore, the model is adequate and the null hypothesis was adopted.
Authors
- Charles Chinwuba Ike (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6952-0993)
- Chijioke Ambrose Diugwu
Institutions
- Enugu State University of Science and Technology (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Material Science Engineering and Applications
- Published
- 2024-12-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21595/msea.2024.24638
- Primary Topic
- Geotechnical and construction materials studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00