Experimental Study on Surface Moraine Solidified by Sodium Silicate-Curing Agent.

The geological environment of Pulang copper mine is fragile, and collapse pits will be formed on the surface during mining. When continuous rainfall occurred, the surface moraine is saturated in water absorption and flows into the mine outlet, causing debris flow disaster in the underground. In response to this problem, experiments on the influencing factors and influencing rules about the gelling time of sodium silicate-curing agent slurry and the strength of moraine soil consolidation are carried out. The experimental results show that the slurry gels faster as the concentration of the catalyst increases in the mixture of sodium silicate-curing agent. The gelation time of sodium silicate-curing agent slurry decreases first and then increases with the concentration of curing agent increasing. Meanwhile, with the increase of sodium silicate s concentration it will spend less time for sodium silicate-curing agent slurry gelling. In addition, both the concentration of sodium silicate and the concentration of curing agent have a positive effect on the compressive strength of the moraine consolidation body. The experimental results can provide a theoretical basis for the grouting solidification of surface moraine. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]