Soil Stabilization Method By Using Natural Bamboo Fibre
Bamboo is one of the fastest growing plants in the world, with species ranging in size from a few centimeters to inches tall. Bamboo is a unique plant that can reach its full height of up to 30m in 2 to 4 months. Despite the fact that bamboo has been used as a construction material for thousands...
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| Format: | Monograph |
| Language: | English |
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
2022
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.usm.my/58193/ http://eprints.usm.my/58193/2/Soil%20Stabilization%20Method%20By%20Using%20Natural%20Bamboo%20Fibre.pdf |
| Summary: | Bamboo is one of the fastest growing plants in the world, with species ranging in
size from a few centimeters to inches tall. Bamboo is a unique plant that can reach its full
height of up to 30m in 2 to 4 months. Despite the fact that bamboo has been used as a
construction material for thousands of years, there have been few studies on the
mechanical properties of the bamboo itself in Malaysia. Bamboo has been identified as
a potential natural reinforcing material for soil improvement and stabilization. The shear
strength behaviour and compression strength of a bamboo fibre reinforced soil are
investigated through the systematic literature review sysnthesis. The literature review
shows that increasing the percentage of fibre in the soil increases the shear strength
parameters to an optimum level for construction purposes. When two different lengths
of fibre are considered in the study, shear strength and compression strength parameters
increase as the length of the fibre increases.
It was revealed that the cracked area ratio decreased by increasing of the added
amount of the fibre reinforcing material regardless of that type and species. In particular,
it was reported that the effect of soil suppressing failure was remarkable in the additional
of the bamboo fiber with long fiber length, which the author examined the availability of
the bamboo fibre to improve the soil stabilization and as a result, it was revealed that the
specimens mixed with the bamboo fibre had high erosion resistance and better shear and
compressive strength compared to other conventional method. With the available data
on bamboo properties, structural engineers should consider bamboo as a construction
material in modern engineered buildings, in addition to a soil stabilizing method for
construction. |
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