Research on Lightweight Curing Technology of Coastal High Moisture Content Blowfill and Its Micro-Mechanisms

Yang Aiwu; Liu Haoxuan; Han Yingjie

doi:10.20174/j.JUSE.2026.02.18

Chinese Journal of Underground Space and Engineering >

2026 , Vol. 22 >Issue 2: 565 - 575

DOI: https://doi.org/10.20174/j.JUSE.2026.02.18

Research on Lightweight Curing Technology of Coastal High Moisture Content Blowfill and Its Micro-Mechanisms

Yang Aiwu ,
Liu Haoxuan ,
Han Yingjie

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1. School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, P.R. China;
2. Tianjin Key Laboratory of Soft Soil Characteristics and Engineering Environment, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin 300384, P.R. China

Received date: 2025-05-09

Online published: 2026-04-28

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Abstract

Blow-filled soil with high water content has poor engineering characteristics such as low strength, high water content and structural instability, etc. A new type of curing agent researched in-house was used to cure the blow-filled soil in the Binhai area of Tianjin, to achieve the properties of lightweight and high strength. In order to investigate the factors affecting the strength of blow-fill cured soil, the blow-fill cured soil was subjected to unconfined compression test, triaxial shear test and microstructure test. The results show that: The unconfined compressive strength of blow-fill cured lightweight soil is positively correlated with its density; The alkaline environment and salt content are favourable to the strength of blow-fill cured lightweight soil when the pH value is less than 11.4 and the salt content is lower than 1%, and the strength growth of cured soil is inhibited when the salt content is higher than this limit, respectively. When the salt content and pH value are low, the soil shows strain softening phenomenon, and the cohesion and internal friction angle of blow-fill cured lightweight soil gradually increase with the increase of salt content and pH value. The change mechanism of the strength of blow-fill cured lightweight soil with density, salt content and pH is explained from the microscopic level by nitrogen adsorption test and SEM scanning electron microscope test. The research results can provide a theoretical basis and reference for engineering practice.

Key words： high moisture content blown fill; lightweight curing technology; unconfined compressive strength; shear strength; micro-mechanisms

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Yang Aiwu , Liu Haoxuan , Han Yingjie . Research on Lightweight Curing Technology of Coastal High Moisture Content Blowfill and Its Micro-Mechanisms[J]. Chinese Journal of Underground Space and Engineering, 2026 , 22(2) : 565 -575 . DOI: 10.20174/j.JUSE.2026.02.18

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