Table 15 Influence of enzyme on UCS of montmorillonitic soils (B.C. soils) as reported in literature.
From: Plasticity properties and undrained strength of bio-enzyme treated black-cotton soils
Unconfined compression strength (kPa) | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Untreated | Enzyme treated | Improvement Factor (IF) | |
267.0 | 859.0 | 3.22 | |
147.0 | 1533 | 10.43 | |
3.53 | 8.86 | 2.51 | |
3.57 | 8.72 | 2.44 | |
3.53 | 8.86 | 2.51 | |
2.28 | 5.67 | 2.49 | |
2.68 | 6.53 | 2.44 | |
52.9 | 125.7 | 2.38 | |
127.48 | 154.04 | 1.21 | |
127.52 | 210.32 | 1.65 | |
210.0 | 320.0 | 1.52 | |
- | - | 1.28# | #Information of increase in UCS of 28% is available from the source, based on which IF is approximated |
151.14 | 787.0 | 5.20 | |
90.0 | 135.0 | 1.50 | |
