Experimental study on Ionic Soil Stabilizer reducing adsorbed water of red clay

In this research, a new type of electrochemical reinforcement-Ionic Soil Stabilizer (ISS for short) is used to make reinforcement on the red clay in Wuhan. Based on the red clay of Wuhan reinforced by Ionic Soil Stabilizer, the red clay is treated by different matches of ISS and water at first, then is tested in the Atterberg limits test and ξ potential test. The results show that the plastic index and ξ potential of clay double layer have a different degree of reduction, and trends between them are basically the same after mixing the ISS into the red clay. Finally, the mechanism how ISS reinforces the red clay is analyzed by the aspect of the structure of pair-electricity layer and ξ potential.