Scope for sustainable soil stabilisation in SIDS: Mauritius case study

Chetan K. Bhuckory; Slobodan B. Mickovski; Raj K. Dreepaul

doi:10.1109/EFEA56675.2022.10063826

Scope for sustainable soil stabilisation in SIDS: Mauritius case study

Chetan K. Bhuckory^*, Slobodan B. Mickovski, Raj K. Dreepaul

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Abstract

Soil stabilisation is crucial to tackle the problem of land disasters, such-as landslide, slope failure, and debris flow among others, which may occur naturally or as a result of human actions. Many people are displaced from their homes and some even lose their life in such disasters. Mauritius has not been spared by these major issues and, as a Small Island Developing State (SIDS) which is found under the tropics, the island is at a high risk of cyclones and torrential rains which may induce further land disasters. Another problem occurring worldwide is the landfill scarcity to dispose human, commercial, and industrial solid waste. The facilities for recycling municipal solid waste (MSW) in the country are very limited. Chemical stabilisation could potentially help solve both issues by combining binders with waste products to stabilise the soils in landslide-prone areas. The goal of this paper was to investigate the scope for an economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable solution to help mitigate the negative geotechnical events which come with climate change and also reducing the environmental problem of disposal and landfill scarcity. It was found that plastic wastes (14% of MSW), textile wastes (6% of MSW) and glass wastes (3% of MSW) in Mauritius were largely unrecycled and could partially be used in soil stabilisation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2022 7th International Conference on Environment Friendly Energies and Applications (EFEA)
Publisher	IEEE
ISBN (Electronic)	9798350333213
ISBN (Print)	9798350333220
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EFEA56675.2022.10063826
Publication status	Published - 17 Mar 2023
Event	7th International Conference on Environment Friendly Energies and Applications - Bagatelle, Moka, Mauritius Duration: 14 Dec 2022 → 16 Dec 2022 Conference number: 7 https://efeaconf.com/ (Link to conference website)

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ISSN (Print)	2641-5925
ISSN (Electronic)	2688-2558

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Conference	7th International Conference on Environment Friendly Energies and Applications
Abbreviated title	EFEA 2022
Country/Territory	Mauritius
City	Moka
Period	14/12/22 → 16/12/22
Internet address	https://efeaconf.com/ (Link to conference website)

Keywords

soil stabilisation
landfill scarcity
municipal solid waste (MSW) management
sustainable materials

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Engineering
General Environmental Science
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Mechanical Engineering
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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Scope for sustainable soil stabilisation in SIDS: Mauritius case study

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A review of the occurrence and causes for wildfires and their impacts on the geoenvironment

Bervie Braes at 10 years: critical review of the effectiveness of slope stabilisation measures

Monitoring the mechanical performance of self-drilling, self-tapping fasteners after installation using impact-type tooling in Modern Methods of Construction (MMC)

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