Laboratory investigation on strength of clay composite

Reinforced soil has been among the most effective soil modification materials. Its use has been expanded rapidly into civil engineering, geotechnical engineering and pavement engineering. This study focuses on effect of fiber inclusion on the unconfined compressive strength of composite soil. Plasti...

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Main Authors: Chegenizadeh, Amin, Nikraz, Hamid
Other Authors: Dong-sheng Zu
Format: Conference Paper
Published: The Hong Kong Geotechnical Society and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20585
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Nikraz, Hamid
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description Reinforced soil has been among the most effective soil modification materials. Its use has been expanded rapidly into civil engineering, geotechnical engineering and pavement engineering. This study focuses on effect of fiber inclusion on the unconfined compressive strength of composite soil. Plastic fiber was used for this investigation. Fibers were put in composite in random orientation. Fiber contents and aspect ratio have been changed during these tests. The fiber percentage varied from 0 % (for unreinforced samples) to 0.6%. Kaolin Clay was selected as soil. Moreover, effect of fiber inclusion well investigated on cemented clay as well. Unconfined compression tests were carried out to evaluate the behaviour of the composite under different loading condition. The results showed that the unconfined compressive strength of fiber reinforced composite soil was increased by increasing in fiber content and fiber aspect ratio. The fiber aspect ratio and fiber content found to play important rule on the strength of fiber composite clay.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-205852023-01-27T05:26:32Z Laboratory investigation on strength of clay composite Chegenizadeh, Amin Nikraz, Hamid Dong-sheng Zu Lalit Borana Fei Tong Reinforced soil has been among the most effective soil modification materials. Its use has been expanded rapidly into civil engineering, geotechnical engineering and pavement engineering. This study focuses on effect of fiber inclusion on the unconfined compressive strength of composite soil. Plastic fiber was used for this investigation. Fibers were put in composite in random orientation. Fiber contents and aspect ratio have been changed during these tests. The fiber percentage varied from 0 % (for unreinforced samples) to 0.6%. Kaolin Clay was selected as soil. Moreover, effect of fiber inclusion well investigated on cemented clay as well. Unconfined compression tests were carried out to evaluate the behaviour of the composite under different loading condition. The results showed that the unconfined compressive strength of fiber reinforced composite soil was increased by increasing in fiber content and fiber aspect ratio. The fiber aspect ratio and fiber content found to play important rule on the strength of fiber composite clay. 2011 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20585 The Hong Kong Geotechnical Society and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University restricted
spellingShingle Chegenizadeh, Amin
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Laboratory investigation on strength of clay composite
title Laboratory investigation on strength of clay composite
title_full Laboratory investigation on strength of clay composite
title_fullStr Laboratory investigation on strength of clay composite
title_full_unstemmed Laboratory investigation on strength of clay composite
title_short Laboratory investigation on strength of clay composite
title_sort laboratory investigation on strength of clay composite
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20585