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TERRAZYME

INTRODUCTION

Soil stabilization is the process of increasing the strength and durability of soil by altering the physical properties of the soil. It is necessary for the soil stabilization process to be cost efficient, eco-friendly and yield optimum results. For any construction project it is highly recommended to improve the strength of soil in order to increase the life of structure [1]. After soil stabilization Unconfined Compressive Strength (UCS), California Bearing Ratio (CBR) and Shear strength of in-situ soil are largely affected and can increase up to 4-6 times. There are many ways in which soil stabilization can be done like use of surfactants, biopolymers, synthetic polymers, co- polymer based products, cross-linking styrene acrylic polymers, tree resins, ionic stabilizers, fiber reinforcement, calcium chloride, calcite, sodium chloride, magnesium chloride etc. In this project the enzymatic stabilization is performed with the particular enzyme i.e. Terrazyme.

About

Terrazymes gives stability to soil.They are bio enzymes which is used for rapid stabilization of mud tracks.They are firstly used in Brazilian mud tracks for settlement of race track.They had used terrazyme for settlement of paddy field for making it apt for racing.It has been used in early 2000s but had stopped using because of permanent settlement of soil.Using of terrazyme in Brazilian fields had made it as suitable for cultivation