@article{MAKHILLJEAS2019142118611, title = {The Addition of Bentonite to Improve the Compaction Energy of Soil}, journal = {Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences}, volume = {14}, number = {21}, pages = {7917-7921}, year = {2019}, issn = {1816-949x}, doi = {jeasci.2019.7917.7921}, url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1816-949x&doi=jeasci.2019.7917.7921}, author = {Saeed}, keywords = {compactive energy,Bentonite,soil strength,dry density,improve,ability}, abstract = {The aim of the current study is to investigate the addition of 4, 8, 12 and 16% bentonite to the soil in compaction to improve the strength of soil, standard Proctor test and modified Proctor test were used with 4, 8, 12 and 16% moisture. The soil used in this study was brought from the connecting road between Nasiriyah and Souk Al-Shuyukh cities as a random sample from deferent depths. The research found a set of conclusions such as bentonite content at 8 and 12% would rise the maximum dry density which leads to increase the strength of soil in compaction process and the maximum dry density was (1.9 g/cm3) at the bentonite ratio (8%) represents the optimal values of additives of bentonite percentage to the soil to improve its strength ability.} }