dc.contributor.author | Estabragh, AR | |
dc.contributor.author | Ranjbari, S | |
dc.contributor.author | Javadi, AA | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-01-30T12:49:25Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-01-03 | |
dc.description.abstract | Randomly reinforced cohesive soils can be used as construction material in many civil
engineering projects. These materials may be subjected to compressive, tensile or
flexural stresses in their life. The presence of stabilizing agents or fibers may affect
their resistance against various loads. In this work a clay soil was reinforced randomly
at four different lengths of fiber ((10, 15, 20 and 25 mm) [0.394, 0.591, 0.788 and
0.985 in]) with fiber inclusions of 0.5 and 1%. Reinforced soil-cement samples were
also prepared with 8 and 10% cement and reinforced similar to the soil. Unconfined
compressive and tensile strength tests were carried out on the prepared samples. The
results show that the compressive strength is increased with fiber length up to about
10 mm (0.394 in). When length of fiber is larger than 10 mm (0.394 in), the
compressive strength is still increased but with a slow rate. The results for the
reinforced soil-cement samples indicate that for a given fiber and cement content
increasing the length of fiber has no significant effect on the strength of the sample.
The tensile strength of reinforced soil is increased by increasing the fiber inclusion
and length of fiber. For the reinforced soil-cement samples the tensile strength is
increased with increasing fiber content, length of fiber, percent of cement and curing
time. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 114, pp. 195 - 205 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.14359/51689469 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/31236 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | American Concrete Institute | en_GB |
dc.rights | © 2017 American Concrete Institute | en_GB |
dc.subject | clay soil | en_GB |
dc.subject | compressive strength | en_GB |
dc.subject | reinforced soil | en_GB |
dc.subject | soil cement | en_GB |
dc.subject | tensile strength | en_GB |
dc.title | Properties of Clay Soil and Soil Cement Reinforced with Polypropylene Fibers | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.identifier.issn | 0889-325X | |
dc.description | This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from American Concrete Institute via the DOI in this record | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | ACI Materials Journal | en_GB |