Comparison of Stone and Sand Ceramic Dust Column on Bearing Capacity and Settlement of Soil

the demand for improvement of construction sites with poor/weak soils has triggered research in the area of ground improvement. As a result many methods of improvement of weak soils have been employed over a period of time. Now a day’s abundant amount of waste is generated in India in the form of Ceramic dust, Fly ash, Rubber waste, Construction and Demolition waste etc. Much of this waste has been thrown to landfill, without considering its potential for reuse, recycling or valuation. Through the literatures it has been found that Ceramic Dust can also act as a major material in improving bearing capacity. Hence the present study aim at potential use of Ceramic Dust waste in ground improvement to save construction cost. Experimental set up is created for carrying out test on stone and Sand Ceramic Dust column by applying load through mechanical jack and load carrying capacity as well as settlement is measured. The Ceramic Dust is used as replacement material in Sand column in the range of 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% of total weight of column. After performing experiment a noticeable amount of increment in bearing capacity has been observed in case of Sand Ceramic Dust column of 15% and 20%.