The document discusses soil reinforcement and advances in natural and synthetic fibers used for reinforcement. It provides background on soil reinforcement, describing its history and mechanisms. Various natural fibers are discussed as case studies, including their properties and effects on soil strength and density when used as reinforcement. Synthetic fiber options for reinforcement are also reviewed, such as polypropylene, polyester, polyethylene, glass and nylon fibers. The document examines developments in geosynthetics and their applications in soil reinforcement projects and advancing the technique in Asia.
Rapid urban and industrial growth demands more land for further development, to meet this demand land reclamation and utilization of unsuitable and environmentally affected lands have been taken up and converted to useful ones by adopting one or more Ground Improvement Techniques
In many activities concerned with the use of soil, the physical properties like Stiffness, Compressibility and
Strength are some of the few important parameters to be considered. Of the many methods involved in
improvement of soil properties, soil reinforcement is method concerned with increase of strength properties of
soil. In soil reinforcement, the reinforcements or resisting element are of different materials and of various
forms depending upon the intended use. The reinforcement can be provided permanently or temporarily to
increase strength of adjacent structures. The present topic of discussion involves different materials, forms and
applications of soil reinforcement
Vibro replacement stone columns are a ground improvement technique to improve the load bearing capacity and reduce the settlement of the soil. On many occasions, it is noted that the local soil is, by nature, unable to bear the proposed structure, so the use of ground improvement techniques may be necessary. Use of stone columns is one such technique. The stone column consists of crushed coarse aggregates of various sizes. The ratio in which the stones of different sizes will be mixed is decided by design criteria
Rapid urban and industrial growth demands more land for further development, to meet this demand land reclamation and utilization of unsuitable and environmentally affected lands have been taken up and converted to useful ones by adopting one or more Ground Improvement Techniques
In many activities concerned with the use of soil, the physical properties like Stiffness, Compressibility and
Strength are some of the few important parameters to be considered. Of the many methods involved in
improvement of soil properties, soil reinforcement is method concerned with increase of strength properties of
soil. In soil reinforcement, the reinforcements or resisting element are of different materials and of various
forms depending upon the intended use. The reinforcement can be provided permanently or temporarily to
increase strength of adjacent structures. The present topic of discussion involves different materials, forms and
applications of soil reinforcement
Vibro replacement stone columns are a ground improvement technique to improve the load bearing capacity and reduce the settlement of the soil. On many occasions, it is noted that the local soil is, by nature, unable to bear the proposed structure, so the use of ground improvement techniques may be necessary. Use of stone columns is one such technique. The stone column consists of crushed coarse aggregates of various sizes. The ratio in which the stones of different sizes will be mixed is decided by design criteria
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Reinforced earth is a combination of earth and linear reinforcing strips that are capable of bearing large tensile stresses.
The reinforcement provided by these strips enable the mass to resist the tension in a way which the earth alone could not. The source of this resistance to tension is the internal friction of soil, because the stresses that are created within the mass are transferred from soil to the reinforcement strips by friction.
Overview of Soil Stabilization :Cement / Lime :PPTAniket Pateriya
Soil-cement is frequently used as a construction material for pipe bedding, slope protection, and road construction as a sub-base layer reinforcing and protecting the subgrade. It has good compressive and shear strength, but is brittle and has low tensile strength, so it is prone to forming cracks.
Lime can be used to treat soils to varying degrees, depending upon the objective. The least amount of treatment is used to dry and temporarily modify soils. Such treatment produces a working platform for construction or temporary roads. A greater degree of treatment supported by testing, design, and proper construction techniques--produces permanent structural stabilization of soils.
GGBS are added from 0% to 40% by dry weight of soil, first of all check the all
soil property at 0 % (no GGBS) and then compare after addition of GGBS from 10% to 40%. On
the basis of Standard Proctor test & Unconfined Compressive Strength test the optimum
percentage of GGBS is 10%. Investigations showed that generally the engineering properties
which improved with the addition of GGBS. The California bearing ratio of soil increases as the
percentage of GGBS replaced in increase.
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Reinforced earth is a combination of earth and linear reinforcing strips that are capable of bearing large tensile stresses.
The reinforcement provided by these strips enable the mass to resist the tension in a way which the earth alone could not. The source of this resistance to tension is the internal friction of soil, because the stresses that are created within the mass are transferred from soil to the reinforcement strips by friction.
Overview of Soil Stabilization :Cement / Lime :PPTAniket Pateriya
Soil-cement is frequently used as a construction material for pipe bedding, slope protection, and road construction as a sub-base layer reinforcing and protecting the subgrade. It has good compressive and shear strength, but is brittle and has low tensile strength, so it is prone to forming cracks.
Lime can be used to treat soils to varying degrees, depending upon the objective. The least amount of treatment is used to dry and temporarily modify soils. Such treatment produces a working platform for construction or temporary roads. A greater degree of treatment supported by testing, design, and proper construction techniques--produces permanent structural stabilization of soils.
GGBS are added from 0% to 40% by dry weight of soil, first of all check the all
soil property at 0 % (no GGBS) and then compare after addition of GGBS from 10% to 40%. On
the basis of Standard Proctor test & Unconfined Compressive Strength test the optimum
percentage of GGBS is 10%. Investigations showed that generally the engineering properties
which improved with the addition of GGBS. The California bearing ratio of soil increases as the
percentage of GGBS replaced in increase.
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Soil Stabilization using Fly Ash and Cotton Fiberijtsrd
Mixing of fiber for ground improvement has been practiced for recent years. Many researches has shown the expected results. This paper mainly deals with the ground improvement technique using both Fly Ash and cotton fiber. The combination of them gives a satisfactory value of its practical application. Both Fly Ash and Cotton fiber are treated as waste materials in our country in spite of having its engineering significances. Here all the tests were performed accepting the Fly Ash percent is 10 for maximum bearing capacity of soil. Three types of sample were prepared as per 0.3%, 0.5%, 0.7% of cotton fiber. For instances, it deliberately increases the Dry Density of soil up to 48.05 KN/m3 where as normal unreinforced soil sample gives about 22 KN/m3. The Ultimate bearing capacity increases up to 80.65 Kpa whereas the unreinforced soil sample gives for 35 Kpa. The result of California Bearing Ratio (CBR) test gives desired value (23%) than unreinforced soil (17%). The CBR test is performed only for 0.7% of cotton fiber where maximum stress is found. The most significant part in this study is to show the variation on cotton fiber for ground improvement technique at different ratio. This paper shows the gradual increase in Deviator stress for UCS tests for the increase in the percent of cotton fiber mixing with Fly Ash. This research may meet the need of ground having low strength at important sites. Tonmoy Kumar Brahmachary "Soil Stabilization using Fly Ash and Cotton Fiber " Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-1 | Issue-6 , October 2017, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd2493.pdf http://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/civil-engineering/2493/soil-stabilization-using-fly-ash-and-cotton-fiber-/tonmoy-kumar-brahmachary-
Soil stabilization is the permanent physical and chemical alteration of soils to enhance their physical properties.
Stabilization can increase the shear strength of a soil and control the shrink-swell properties of a soil, thus improving the load-bearing capacity of a sub-grade to support pavements and foundations.
Stabilization can be used to treat a wide range of sub-grade materials from expansive clays to granular materials.
Stabilization can be achieved with a variety of chemical additives including lime, fly ash, and Portland cement, as well as by-products such as lime-kiln dust and cement-kiln dust.
1) Mechanical Soil Stabilization Technique:
Dense and well graded material can be achieved by mixing and compacting two or more soils of different grades.
Addition of a small amount of fine materials such as silts or clays enables binding of the non-cohesive soils which increases strength of the material.
Factors affecting the mechanical stability of mixed soil may include:
The mechanical strength and purity of the constituent materials
The percentage of materials and its gradation in the mix
The degree of soil binding taking place
The mixing, rolling, and compaction procedures adopted in the field
The environmental and climatic conditions
2) Compaction Soil Stabilisation Technique:
Uses mechanical means for expulsion of air voids within the soil mass resulting in soil that can bear load subsequently without further immediate compression.
Dynamic compaction is one of the major types of soil stabilization; in this procedure, a heavyweight is dropped repeatedly onto the ground at regular intervals to quite literally pound out deformities and ensure a uniformly packed surface.
1) Moisture Content. 2) Specific gravity of soil. 3) Atterberg’s limit. 4) Liquid limit. 5) Particle size distribution. 6) Preparation of reinforced soil sample. 7) Determination of shear strength.
1) Moisture Content
Soil tests natural moisture content of the soil is to be determined. The natural water content also called the natural moisture content is the ratio of the weight of water to the weight of the solids in a given mass of soil.
2) Specific gravity of soil.
The specific gravity of soil is defined as the unit weight of the soil mass divided by the unit weight of distilled water at 4°C.
3) Atterberg’s limit
Atterberg's limits are a set of tests used in soil mechanics to determine the plasticity and compressibility characteristics of soil
1. It improves the strength of the soil, thus, increasing the soil bearing capacity.
2. It is a lot of economical each in terms of price and energy to extend.
3. Bearing capacity of the soil instead of going for deep foundation or raft foundation.
4. It offers more stability to the soil in slopes or other such places.
5. Sometimes soil stabilization is also stop soil erosion or formation of mud, which is extremely helpful particularly in dry and arid weather.
Jute, a natural, eco-friendly biodegradable and annually renewable bast fibre grows abundantly in India and Bangladesh in particular. As reported by Shivani Sridhar, in India, the annual production of jute is of the order of 1.6 million tons with jute sacks being the potent product. Jute industry in India is one of the oldest agro-industries in the world. In India alone about 0.7 million people are dependent on jute production, its manufacture, and marketing for their livelihood (Sridhar 2015:60).
The ingress of man-made polymers poses a threat to the jute industry which is why the diversification of jute products has become an imperative necessity (Sridhar 2015:60). Indian Jute Industries’ Research Association (IJIRA) has developed a number of jute diversified products like Jute Geotextile (JGT) and Jute Agrotextile (JAT) through extensive R & D work utilizing the unique intrinsic properties of jute fibres like high initial tensile strength, low extensibility, high water absorbency, excellent drapability and spinnability (Sridhar 2015:60). Varieties of JGT and JAT namely, woven, non-woven, open mesh woven, pre-fabricated vertical jute drain (PVJD), jute sleeve etc. have been developed by IJIRA with the support of Jute Manufactures Development Council (JMDC). Laboratory study followed by successful field applications has established the efficacy of these products. It is relevant to mention that all geotextiles act as change agents to soil to improve its engineering performance, and its long-term durability is not a technical necessity. Bio-degradability is therefore both a technical and environmental advantage. Man-made geotextiles are questionable from an environmentalist's perspective despite their longer durability. The stress is now on adopting bio-engineering measures to address soil-related problems in civil engineering. The depletion of petroleum reserves and deteriorating environment in the planet should make JGT and JAT more attractive to the end-users. This article indicates the salient properties of JGT and JAT along with references to a few case studies substantiating the efficacy of these two products.
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A geotextile is typically defined as any permeable textile material used to increase soil stability, provide erosion control or aid in drainage. More simply put, if it is made of fabric and buried in the ground it is probably a geotextile. Geotextiles are a permeable synthetic material made of textile materials. They are usually made from polymers such as polyester or polypropylene.
Geotextiles are a permeable synthetic material made of textile materials. They are usually made from polymers such as polyester or polypropylene. The geotextiles are further prepared in three different categories;
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Soil reinforcement and advances with geosynthetics
1. SOIL REINFORCEMENT AND ADVANCES
(ALONG WITH NATURAL FIBRES AND SYNTHETIC FIBRES)
Submitted to Submitted by
Dr. V.K. ARORA DEVAGYA
RAMAN
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2. CONTENT
1. WHAT IS SOIL REINFORCEMENT?
2. HISTORY OF THE SOIL REINFORCEMENT
3. MECHANISM
4. DEVELOPMENTS IN GEOSYNTHETICS
5. CASE STUDIES OF FIBERS
6. SOIL REINFORCEMENT METHOD
7. APPLICATIONS
8. ADVANCES IN SOIL REINFORCEMENT IN
ASIA
9. CONCLUSION
3. WHAT IS SOIL REINFORCEMENT?
• Soil reinforcement is method concerned with increase of strength
properties of soil. In soil reinforcement, the reinforcements or
resisting element are of different materials and of various forms
depending upon the intended use. The reinforcement can be
provided permanently or temporarily to increase strength of
adjacent structures
• In geotechnical engineering, soil is restored and reinforced with the
distribution of minerals and soil nutrients. Soil reinforcement is
necessary in lands where chances of erosion are high. It is
particularly useful in areas with soft soil as it cannot provide
adequate support to any construction or building. This type of soil
is also highly susceptible to various environmental and natural
factors such as high compressibility, poor shear strength,
temperature changes, etc.
4. HISTORY OF THE SOIL REINFORCEMENT
• Basic principles of soil reinforcement already existing in nature and are demonstrated by animals,
plants and birds. The modern form of the soil reinforcement was first applied by Vidal (1969).
Based on the Vidal’s concept the interaction between soil and the reinforcing horizontal member is
solely by friction generated by gravity.
• Applying this concept retaining walls were built in France in 1986. Nowadays this technique is
widely used in Europe and U.S.A. This technique is yet to become popular in India, and the
constraining factor being identified as the non availability of fiber and cost of reinforcing material.
• Common types of geosynthetics used for soil reinforcement include geotextiles (particularly woven
geotextiles), geogrids and geocells. Geotextiles (Figure 1a, Bathurst 2007) are continuous sheets of
woven, nonwoven, knitted or stitch-bonded fibers or yarns.
• The sheets are flexible and permeable and generally have the appearance of a fabric. Geogrids
have a uniformly distributed array of apertures between their longitudinal and transverse
elements. These apertures allow direct contact between soil particles on either side of the sheet.
Geocells are relatively thick, three-dimensional networks constructed from strips of polymeric
sheet. The strips are joined together to form interconnected cells that are infilled with soil and
sometimes concrete.
5.
6. • Geomembranes are continuous flexible sheets manufactured from one or more synthetic
materials
• Geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) are geocomposites that are prefabricated with a bentonite clay
layer typically incorporated between a top and bottom geotextile layer or bonded to a
geomembrane or single layer of geotextile
• Geonets are open grid-like materials formed by two sets of coarse, parallel, extruded polymeric
strands intersecting at a constant acute angle. The network forms a sheet with in-plane porosity
that is used to carry relatively large fluid or gas flows
• Geocomposites are
geosynthetics made from a
combination of two or more
geosynthetic types. Examples
include: geotextile-geonet;
geotextile-geogrid;
geonetgeomembrane
7. MECHANISM
To understand the mechanism by which reinforcement improves
the performance of soil, let us look at two laboratory scale
experiments. In the first case, a tank ABCD as shown in figure is
filled with dry sand. When we remove side AB of the container,
the vertical face of the sand does not remain stable and the soil
mass rearranges itself as a sloping surface. We now repeat the
same experiment by using geotextile material as reinforcement in
soil mass. The geotextile is the flexible material that resembles a
strong or thick sheet of cloth. This material is placed in horizontal
layers when the sand is filled in the tank and it is folded at the
ends as shown in figure. After removing the side AB, the vertical
side does not collapse.
We may observe some bulging but the face remains vertical and
stable. This is so because, when the soil particles in the failure
zone begin to collapse, the geotextile reinforcement prevents
their movement
8. DEVELOPMENTS IN GEOSYNTHETICS
• The axiom that there is nothing new under the sun regarding geosynthetics is simultaneously true and totally
false. The truth is that the geotechnical problems that engineers use geosynthetics to solve are timeless:
erosion, slope failure, poor bearing capacity etc
• There are many developments in mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls and slopes and in basal stabilization.
In 1993 a textile geogrid was employed using an ultra high strength polymer (the aramid known as Kevlar) to
construct a road over karst terrain, as schematically shown in Figure. In 2001 a 15 meter wide sinkhole opened
under the road which remained intact for more than one hour against a specification time of 15 minutes.
Another textile geogrid application technology advance is the development of construction techniques that
permit bridge abutments to be constructed where the sill beam rests directly on the GRS (geosynthetic
reinforced soil) block while the GRS does not require a stiffening facing (Alexiew 2008).
9. Case studies of fibers
1. NATURAL FIBRES
At the present time, there is a greater awareness that landfills are filling up, resources are being used up,
the planet is being polluted and that non-renewable resources will not last forever
The term ‘‘eco-composite’’ shows the importance role of natural fibers in the modern industry It is
necessary to mention that natural fibers have been used for a long time in many developing countries in
cement composites and earth blocks because of their availability and low cost . At this point, some
natural fibers and their features in soil projects are briefly described:
a) Coconut (coir) fiber
b) Sisal
c) Palm fibers
d) Jute
e) Flax
f) Barely straw
g) Bamboo
h) Cane
10. Coconut (coir) fiber
• The outer covering of fibrous material of a matured coconut, termed coconut husk, is the reject of
coconut fruit. The fibers are normally 50–350 mm long and consist mainly of lignin, tannin, cellulose,
pectin and other water soluble substances.
• Coir retains much of its tensile strength when wet. It has low tenacity but the elongation is much higher.
The degradation of coir depends on the medium of embedment, the climatic conditions and is found to
retain 80% of its tensile strength after 6 months of embedment in clay.
• the maximum dry density (MDD) of the soil decreases with addition of coir and the value of optimum
moisture content (OMC) of the soil increases with an increase in percentage of coir. The compressive
strength of the composite soil increases up to 1% of coir content and further increase in coir quantity
results in the reduction of the values. The percentage of water absorption in- creases with an increase in
the percentage of coir
Sisal
• Sisal is a lingo-cellulosed fiber in which its traditional use is as a reinforcement for gypsum plaster sheets
in building industry with 60–70% of water absorption and diameter about 0.06–0.4 mm. Sisal fibers are
extracted from the leaves of the plants, which vary in size, between 6–10 cm in width and 50–250 cm in
length. In general, Brazil, Indonesia and East African countries are the world’s main producers of sisal
fibers
• sisal fibers reduce the dry density of the soil. The increase in the fiber length and fiber content also
reduces the dry density of the soil. As well it was found that the shear stress is increased non-linearly with
increase in length of fiber up to 20 mm and be- yond, where an increase in length reduces the shear
stress. The percentage of fiber content also improves the shear strength. But beyond 0.75% fiber content,
the shear stress reduces with increase in fiber content .
11. Palm fibers
• The palm fibers in date production have filament textures with special properties such as low costs,
plenitude in the region, dura- bility, lightweight, tension capacity and relative strength against
deterioration
• Unconfined compression strength (UCS), California Bearing Ratio (CBR) and compaction tests were
performed on neat and palm fiber reinforced soil samples .They reported that at a constant palm fiber
length, with increase in fiber inclusion (from 0% to 1%), the maximum and residual strengths were
increased, while the difference between the residual and maximum strengths was decreased.
• palm fibers mixed with silty sand soil to investigate the increase of shear strength during triaxial
compression. The specimens were tested with 0.25% and 0.5% content of palm fibers of different lengths
(i.e. 15 mm, 30 mm and 45 mm). Rein- forced silty sand containing 0.5% coated fibers of 30 mm length
exhibited approximately 25% increase in friction angle and 35% in cohesion compared to those of
unreinforced silty sand. In addition, palm fibers coated with acrylic butadiene styrene thermo- plastic
increased the shear strength of silty sand much more compared to uncoated fibers
12. Jute
• Jute is mainly environmental-friendly fiber that is used for pro- ducing porous textiles which are widely
used for filtration, drain- age, and soil stabilization For instance, GEOJUTE® is the commercial name of a
product woven from jute fibers used for soil stabilization in pavement engineering
• jute fiber reduces the MDD while increases the OMC. Maximum CBR value is observed with 10 mm long
and 0.8% jute fiber, an increase of more than 2.5 times of the plain soil CBR value
Flax
• Flax is probably the oldest textile fiber known to mankind. It has been used for the production of linen
cloth since ancient times . Flax is a slender, blue flowered plant grown for its fibers and seeds in many
parts of the world
• It improved the ductility of the soil–cement composite with the addition of flax fibers. An enamel paint
coating was applied to the fiber surface to increase its interfacial bond strength with the soil
• ‘Uku’’ is a low-cost flax fiber-reinforced stabilized rammed earth walled housing system that has been
recently designed as a building material. In this way, a mobile flax machine is used enabling the fast and
mobile processing of flax leaves into flax fibers
13. Barely straw
• Barely straw is claimed to be the most cost-effective mulch practice to retain soil in artificial rainfall tests
researchers proved the positive effects of adding straw in decreasing shrinkage, reducing the curing time
and enhancing compressive strength if an optimized reinforcement ratio is used. Flexural and shear
strengths were also Increased and a more ductile failure was obtained with the reinforced specimen
• Two types of natural fibers including wheat straw, barley straw and wood shavings were used by
researchers to make a novel plaster material composed of cohesive soil and sand. They concluded while
fibers have remarkable effect on the strength and ductility of plasters, their effects on the elastic modulus
of plasters are relatively small.
Bamboo
• Bamboo fibers are remarkably strong in tension but have low modulus of elasticity about 33–40 kN/mm2
and high water absorption about 40–45%
• Researchers studied the behavior of concrete reinforced with bamboo fibers. The results show that these
fibers can be used with advantage in concrete in a manner similar to other fibers .It seems that the
combination of cement and the root rhizomes of bamboo open a new window for soil reinforcement
process.
14. Cane
waste cane fiber has limited use in most typical waste fiber applications because of the residual sugars and
limited structural properties within the fiber. But, the residual sugars can result a detrimental impact on the
finished product, i.e. a stiffer bonding phase generates in the composite structure. Therefore, ‘‘Cement
Board’’ produced from sugar cane waste has been recently introduced to the market.
II Synthetic (man-made) fibers
Polypropylene (PP) fibers
• Polypropylene fiber is the most widely used inclusion in the laboratory testing of soil reinforcement
Currently, PP fibers are used to enhance the soil strength properties, to reduce the shrinkage properties
and to overcome chemical and biological degradation.
• From the experiments on field test sections in which a sandy soil was stabilized with PP fibers, researchers
concluded that the technique showed great potential for military airfield and road applications and
that a 203-mm thick sand fiber layer was sufficient to support substantial amounts of military truck
traffic. Field experiments also indicated that it was necessary to fix the surface using emulsion binder to
prevent fiber pullout under traffic.
15. Researchers investigated the micromechanical interaction behavior between soil particles and reinforcing PP
fibers. They concluded that the interfacial shear resistance of fiber/soil depends primarily on the rearrangement
resistance of soil particles, effective interface contact area, fiber surface roughness and soil composition. As well,
a soil–fiber pull out test apparatus was made by the authors . Figure below illustrates the real and the schematic
of fiber and soil interaction.
16. Polyester (PET) fibers
• Inclusion of PET fiber in fine sand improves both peak and ultimate strength which is dependent on fiber
content.
Researchers tested highly compressible clay in UCS test with 0%, 0.5%, 1.0%, 1.5% and 2.0% flat and crimped
polyester fibers. Three lengths of 3 mm, 6 mm and 12 mm were chosen for flat fibers, while crimped
fibers were cut to 3 mm long. The results indicate that as the fiber length and/or fiber content increases, the
UCS value will improve. Crimping of fibers leads to increase of UCS slightly.
• Researchers mixed polyester fibers of 12 mm in length with highly compressible clayey soil vary from 0% to
1%. The results indicated that reinforcement of highly compressible clayey soil with randomly distributed fibers
caused an increase in the ultimate bearing capacity and decrease in settlement at the ultimate load. They
concluded that the soil bearing capacity and the safe bearing pressure (SBP) both increase with increase in
fiber content up to 0.50% and then it decreases with further inclusion of fibers.
• Japanese scientists have been found that short PET fiber (64 mm) reinforced soil had high piping
resistance, and that the short fiber reinforced soil layer increased the stability of levee against seepage of
rainfall and flood
17. Polyethylene (PE) fibers
• The feasibility of reinforcing soil with polyethylene (PE) strips and/or fibers has been also investigated to a
limited extent. It has been reported that the presence of a small fraction of high density PE (HDPE) fibers can
increase the fracture energy of the soil.
• addition of reclaimed HDPE strips to local sand increases the CBR value and secant modulus. The maximum
improvement in CBR and secant modulus is obtained when the strip content is 4% with the aspect ratio of 3,
approximately three times that of an unreinforced system.
Glass fibers
• Researchers found that inclusion of glass fibers in silty sand effectively improves peak strength .they also
examined the effect of PP, PET and glass fibers on the mechanical behavior of fiber-reinforced cemented soils
Unlike the case of PP fiber, the inclusion of PET and glass fibers slightly increased the deviatoric stresses at
and slightly reduced the brittleness
• Researchers found that the inclusion of 1% glass fiber to 4% cemented sand resulted in an increase of 1.5
in the UCS when compared to non-fiber-reinforced cemented sand
18. Nylon fiber
• Scientist reported that by mixing nylon fibers and jute fibers, the CBR value of soil is enhanced by about
of that of unreinforced soil, whereas coconut fiber increases the value by as high as 96%. The optimum
quantity of fiber to be mixed with soil is found to be 0.75% and any addition of fiber beyond this quantity
does not have any significant increase in the CBR value.
• The availability of low cost fibers from carpet waste could lead to wider use of fiber reinforced soil and
cost-effective construction as its is been evaluated
Steel fibers
• Steel fiber reinforcements found in concrete structures are also used for the reinforcement of soil–cement
composites In addition, steel fibers can improve the soil strength but this improvement is not compared
the case of using other types of fibers.
• However, researchers recommended that in cold climates, where soil is affected by freeze–thaw cycles,
polypropylene fibers are preferable to steel fibers. Since, polypropylene fibers possess smaller unit weight
than steel fibers. the former fibers decrease the sample volume increase more than steel fibers
19. Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fibers
• Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fiber is a synthetic fiber that has recently been used in fiber-reinforced concrete, since
weather resistance, chemical resistance (especially alkaline resistance), and tensile strength are superior to that
PP fiber. PVA fiber has a significantly lower shrinkage from heat than nylon and/or polyester. It has a specific
gravity of 1.3 g/cm3, a good adhesive property to cement; and high anti-alkali characteristics. For this reason,
suitable for using PVA fiber as a soil reinforcing material . Therefore, the inclusion of PVA fiber seems to
more effective reinforcement in terms of strength and ductility when compared to other fibers under the same
cementation.
• Researchers found that the addition of 1% polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fiber to 4% cemented sand resulted in a
times increase in both the UCS and the axial strain at peak strength when compared to non-fiber-reinforced
specimen As well, Park reported that at 1% fiber dosage, the values of ductility are greater than four,
of cement ratios.
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21. Applications
Pavement layers
In 1991, the US ARMY Corps of Engineers demonstrated the improved performance of untreated and
chemically stabilized soil layers by using GEOFIBERS® soil reinforcement in pavement engineering. The
cm fiber-reinforced silty sand section provided a 33% increase in the number of traffic passes versus
similar un-reinforced section
the most important findings of some research works are that the use of synthetic and/or natural fibers
road construction can significantly increase pavement resistance to rutting, as compared to the
of non-stabilized pavement over a weak subgrade
Retaining walls and railway embankments
• use of PP fibers of 60 mm reinforced silty-sand-soil-wall increases the stability of the wall and
decreases the earth pressures and displacements of the wall. this effect is more significant when short
fiber soil is used in combination with geogrid .Some researchers found that using Geofibers with the
combination of geogrids can lead to the economical construction of high vertical walls for railway
embankments in low-lying built-up areas.
Protection of slopes and foundation engineering
• By increasing the shear strength of the backfill materials, fiber reinforcement reduces the required
amount of planar reinforcement and may eliminate the need for secondary reinforcement. Fiber
reinforcement has been reported to be helpful in eliminating the shallow failure on the slope face
reducing the cost of maintenance
22. Advances in Soil Reinforcement in Asia
Construction of geosynthetic-reinforced soil retaining walls (GRS RW’s) and geosynthetic-
steep slopes of embankments has become popular in Asia (e.g., Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan,
Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and India) Among the technologies used to construct these
geosynthetic- reinforced soil structures in Asia, a couple of unique ones that were developed in this
region are reported herein.
GRS RWs Having a Full-Height Rigid Facing
Geosynthetic-reinforced soil retaining wall (GRS RW) having a stage-constructed full-height rigid
(FHR) facing is now the standard retaining wall construction technology for railways in Japan
23. GRS RWs and geosynthetic-reinforced steep
slopes are now much more widely accepted as a
relevant technology to reconstruct embankments
and conventional retaining walls that have
collapsed by flooding's and earthquakes. This
technology was also used to rehabilitate an old
earth dam, having a crest length of 587 m and a
height of 33.6 m, in the north of Tokyo.
24. Conclusion.
• Discussed report of fibers shown that strength and stiffness of the composite soil
is improved by fiber reinforcement. It can be concluded that the increase in
strength and stiffness was reported to be a function of:
1) Fiber characteristics; such as; aspect ratio, skin friction, weight fraction; and
modulus of elasticity
2) Sand characteristics; such as shape, particle size and gradation
3) Test condition; such as; confining stress
Several researchers have recently attempted to study the combined effect of fiber
and other chemical binders (e.g. fly ash, cement, lime, poly vinyl acetate, poly vinyl
alcohol; and urea form- aldehyde) on granular or clayey soils. The main reason is
that while chemical binders improve the stability of the soil, at the same time, they
decrease the ductile behavior of the soil. Fibers, in this way, help to reduce the
brittleness factor of the composite soil.