EFFECTS OF TEXTILE EFFLUENT ON THE GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTIES OF EXPANSIVE SOIL

The rapid growth in population and industrialization cause generation of large quantities of effluents. The bulk effluents generated from industrial activities are discharged either treated or untreated over the soil leading to changes in soil properties causing improvement or degradation of engineering behaviour of soil. If there is an improvement in engineering behaviour of soil, there is a value addition to the industrial wastes serving the three benefits of safe disposal of effluent, using as a stabilizer and return of income on it. If there i s degradation of engineering behaviour of soil then solution for decontamination is to be obtained.