Study on the performance of gravel stabilization by red mud-based cementitious materials

In this paper, red mud and slag were used as the main cementitious materials, and desulfurization gypsum and exciter materials were mixed to prepare red mud-based cementitious materials with excellent performance. The mechanical properties of red mud-based cementitious material stabilized gravel material were investigated by carrying out the compaction test, unconfined compressive strength test, splitting strength test and fatigue performance test. The test results show that with the increase in the dose of cementitious material, the hydration is more significant, generating more hydrated calcium silicate (C-S-H) gel, which in turn makes the unconfined compressive strength and splitting strength increase to a certain extent. Adding exciter and desulfurization gypsum in the appropriate amount is conducive to improving the hydration of red mud, improving the structural compactness, and improving the mechanical properties, volumetric stability and seepage resistance of the cementitious material.