Soil Stabilization using Cow Dung

This research, reports on the investigation into the strength and the durability properties of earth soil stabilized with Cow dung. The main objective behind this research was to find an economical yet efficient way to improve the properties of soil or in other words to get a stabilized soil better than other methods already present in the market in terms of economy and performance. A normal earth soil was taken and crushed dry cow dung was added to it on varying percentages along with some amount of dry grass in it. Various tests were performed on different samples accordingly such as Procter test, unconfined compression test, CBR test, etc. After the compilation of tests or on the basis of test results the conclusions were made specifying maximum strength or abrasive resistance of the soil with increase in the cow dung content at varying percentages. The strength of soft soil or the sandy soil was significantly/almost the same with the use of these materials and supposed that they do not had the potential as effective soil stabilizer in field application but, the beneficial reuse of wet cow dung in soil stabilization can be proved as a milestone towards a green economy in the coming future as if the research is conducted.