• Harsh K. Gokani
• Khetesh D. Akoliya
• Deepak N. Davera
• Parv J. Vaghela
• Vaishali R. Patel

The expansive type of soil known as black cotton soil in India, which shows swelling & shrinkage when it comes in contact with water. So the property the strength and other index properties of this soil are very poor. Soil stabilization with different soil stabilizer shows improvement in engineering & index properties of expansive soil. In this research paper, waste marble powder (by-product of marble industry) used as stabilizer. Marble powder mainly contains high amount of calcium, silica, alumina which aids in the stabilization of the soil. This work shows the determination of the swelling potential of virgin soil as well as when mixed with varying proportion of marble dust (from 10 to 30%).The results obtained in laboratory provide satisfactory reason for using the marble powder as a stabilizer for improving index properties of black cotton soil.

Expansive soil, Waste marble powder, Soil stabilization, Index properties.

"Effect of Waste Marble Powder on Index Properties of Expansive Soil", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 11, page no.980-986, November-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRK006148.pdf

"Effect of Waste Marble Powder on Index Properties of Expansive Soil", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 11, page no. pp980-986, November-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRK006148.pdf