Composite Soil: Fiber Inclusion and Strength

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. Reinforcing subgarde in pavement systems has always been an issue. This study focuses on effect of fiber inclusi...

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Main Authors: Chegenizadeh, Amin, Nikraz, Hamid
Format: Journal Article
Published: Trans Tech Publications Inc 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7300
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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. Reinforcing subgarde in pavement systems has always been an issue. This study focuses on effect of fiber inclusion on the strength of subgrade material. Plastic fiber was used for this investigation. Fiber contents and aspect ratio have been changed during these tests. The fiber percentage varied from 0 % (for unreinforced samples) to 2%. Clay was used as sub grade material. Unconfined compression tests were carried out to investigate behaviour of the composite under different condition. The fiber length and fiber content found to play important rule on the strength of composite. Furthermore it was observed that ductility of sample increased by fiber inclusion.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-73002017-01-30T10:58:56Z Composite Soil: Fiber Inclusion and Strength Chegenizadeh, Amin Nikraz, Hamid Strength Unconfined Fiber 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. Reinforcing subgarde in pavement systems has always been an issue. This study focuses on effect of fiber inclusion on the strength of subgrade material. Plastic fiber was used for this investigation. Fiber contents and aspect ratio have been changed during these tests. The fiber percentage varied from 0 % (for unreinforced samples) to 2%. Clay was used as sub grade material. Unconfined compression tests were carried out to investigate behaviour of the composite under different condition. The fiber length and fiber content found to play important rule on the strength of composite. Furthermore it was observed that ductility of sample increased by fiber inclusion. 2011 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7300 Trans Tech Publications Inc restricted
spellingShingle Strength
Unconfined
Fiber
Composite
Chegenizadeh, Amin
Nikraz, Hamid
Composite Soil: Fiber Inclusion and Strength
title Composite Soil: Fiber Inclusion and Strength
title_full Composite Soil: Fiber Inclusion and Strength
title_fullStr Composite Soil: Fiber Inclusion and Strength
title_full_unstemmed Composite Soil: Fiber Inclusion and Strength
title_short Composite Soil: Fiber Inclusion and Strength
title_sort composite soil: fiber inclusion and strength
topic Strength
Unconfined
Fiber
Composite
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7300