This paper describes the study of the influence of time between mixture and compaction in the mechanical strength of three soils from ";Zona da Mata Norte";, Minas Gerais, Brazil, stabilized with 4% of RBI Grade 81. One mature (soil 1) and two young (soils 2 and 3) gneiss residual soils were used throughout the study. The laboratory testing program consisted of the following steps: (i) elapsed times between mixture and compaction: 0, 4, 8 and 24 hours; (ii) mixture specimen compaction effort: Modified Proctor; (iii) mixture specimen curing time: 7 days in acclimatized room; (iv) determination of mechanical strength: average of three determinations of unconfined compression strength. The testing data supported that: (i) the elapsed time between mixture and specimen compaction affected significantly the mixture mechanical strength; (ii) 4 hours was the optimum elapsed time for soils 1 and 2 mixtures; (iii) the best result for soil 3 was the compaction effort applied immediately after the mixture.
Soil stabilization; RBI Grade 81; elapsed time between mixture and compaction, and unconfined compression strength
