A study on replacement of lime by Egg-shell powder for stabilizing clay

Author(s)	Mr. Sayan Deb
Country	India
Abstract	This particular research aims to assess the potential of waste Egg-shell powder and lime for stabilizing clayey soil. For increasing soil strength and reducing cost of soil improvement some laboratory tests were performed to judge whether the Egg-shell powder is capable enough to replace the traditional material lime. The acquired results clearly indicated that treated soil mixes give higher strength values than untreated soil mixes. It is decided to introduce Egg-shell powder in quantities of 0.75%, 1.5%, 2.25% and 3% of soil weight. For environment friendly, cost economic and working purposes, it is found that 28% of lime can be replaced completely by Egg-shell powder for gaining much better strength characteristics of soil, though 55% of the lime can be replaced with Egg-shell powder for soil stabilization.
Keywords	Lime, Soil stabilization, Egg-shell powder (ESP), Clay, Unconfined Compressive Strength (UCS)
Field	Engineering
Published In	Volume 8, Issue 1, January-February 2026
Published On	2026-01-23
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i01.66988

About IJFMR Fees & Payment Current Issue Publication Archive	Submit Research Paper Track Submission Status Publication Guidelines Publication Ethics Peer Review & Plagiarism	Join as a Reviewer Editors & Reviewers Reviewer Referral Program Get Reviewer Membership Certi.	Website/Journal Policies Usage Policy Content Policies Privacy Policy

Contact Us		+91-9687-828-838	editor@ijfmr.com

International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research