Laboratory Study on the Swelling, Cracking and Mechanical Characteristics of the Palm Fiber Reinforced Clay

Electronic journal of geotechnical engineering

G. R. Pourebrahim⁴  M. J. Yaghoubi³  Omid Azadegan²  E. Akbari Kaffash¹ 

[1] M.Sc. student of civil engineering Tabari University, Babol, Iran.;Ph.D. student of Geotechnical EngineeringShahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran;B. Sc. Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran;Assist. Professor, Faculty of Civil Engineering Dept.Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran.

关键词: soil reinforcement;    swelling potential;    shrinkage cracks;    unconfined compressive strength;    shear strength.;   

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来源: Oklahoma State University

【 摘 要 】

Presenceofclayeysoilstratabeneaththestructuralfoundationorroadpavementswouldseverelyleadtomanyproblemssuchasswelling,lowbearingcapacityormanyothers.Therefore,manyscientificornonscientificmethodshavebeenusedduringpastcenturiestodefeattheseproblems.Oneofthesemethodswouldbesoilreinforcementinordertoimprovemostofthesoilmechanicalproperties.Naturalfibersareusedwidelyinsoilreinforcementprocedureallaroundtheworldduringmanycenturiesandoneofthemostdurableandapplicableofthesematerialsisthepalmfiber.Thisstudyhaveconsideredtheapplicationofthepalmfibers`effectsonthebehaviorofthewestKerman`ssurfaceclays.Theresultsshowthatthiskindofrandomlydistributedreinforcementwouldsignificantlyaffectandalterthecharacteristicsofthereinforcedsoil,butnotalwaysbyimprovingthem.

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