Effect of Polypropylene Fiber on physical and hydromechanical behaviour of Expansive Soils

Electronic journal of geotechnical engineering

Huriye Bilsel²  Mona Malekzadeh¹ 

[1] Research Assistant, Eastern Mediterranean University Department of Civil Engineering, Gazimagusa, Mersin 10, Turkey;Assistant Professor Huriye Bilsel, Eastern Mediterranean University, Department of Civil Engineering, Gazimagusa, Mersin 10, Turkey

关键词: polypropylene fiber;    compressive strength;    static compaction;    dynamic compactions.;   

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来源: Oklahoma State University

【 摘 要 】

Thispaperpresentsanexperimentalstudyevaluatingtheeffectofpolypropylenefiberonmechanicalbehaviourofexpansivesoils.Theinitialphaseoftheexperimentalprogramincludesthestudyoftheeffectofpolypropylenefiberonmaximumdrydensityandoptimummoisturecontentwithdifferentfiberinclusions.Dynamiccompactiontestshavebeenconductedonanexpansivesoilsamplewith0%,0.5%,0.75%,and1%polypropylenefiberadditions(bydryweightofthesoil)andsampleshavebeenpreparedwiththesamedrydensitystatically.Thesecondphaseoftheexperimentalprogramfocusesontheunconfinedcompression,tensileandone-dimensionalswellbehaviouroftheunreinforcedandreinforcedsoilsamples.Finallyitisconcludedthatmitigationofexpansivesoilsusingpolypropylenefibermightbeaneffectivemethodinenhancingthephysicalandmechanicalpropertiesofsubsoilsonwhichroadsandlightbuildingsareconstructed.

【 授权许可】

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