Abstract
The present situation in waste plasterboard disposal looks bleak due to a shift to the controlled disposal of waste plasterboard, an increase in the amount of discharged waste plasterboard, and other factors. To reduce the volume of waste plasterboard disposal, this paper investigates utilization in subgrade soil of bassanite reproduced from waste plasterboard. CBR tests of sands compacted with both 0-40% bassanite and 5% blast furnace slag cement (B type) were carried out. Optimum water content increased with increasing bassanite/soil (B/S) ratio. Maximum dry density fell at B/S ratio of 40%, but increased up to B/S ratio of 20%. The CBR value was the maximum at the optimum water content, at all B/S ratios. The CBR values at the optimum water content increased with increasing B/S ratio. Consequently, addition of a large volume of recycled bassanite to ground can create lightweight ground with large CBR values.
