Abstract
Unconfined compression tests were performed to determine the benefit of using randomly distributed polypropylene fiber reinforcement mixed with Portland cement on the engineering behavior of sandy soils. Fiber length was 19 mm and the content of fiber was 0%, 0.1%, 0.3% and 0.5% by the dry weight of soil while the content of cement was 3%, 5% and 7% by the dry weight of soil. The samples were prepared at optimum water content and cured for 7 and 28 days in a moisture-curing tank. The results show that the addition of fiber reinforcement to the cemented soil results in increasing the unconfined compressive strength and axial strain at failure and it changed the behavior of the cemented soil from brittle behavior to a more ductile behavior.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 17th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ECSMGE 2019 - Proceedings |
| Editors | Haraldur Sigursteinsson, Sigurour Erlingsson, Sigurour Erlingsson, Bjarni Bessason |
| Publisher | International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9789935943613 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
| Event | 17th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ECSMGE 2019 - Reykjavik, Iceland Duration: 1 Sept 2019 → 6 Sept 2019 |
Publication series
| Name | 17th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ECSMGE 2019 - Proceedings |
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Conference
| Conference | 17th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ECSMGE 2019 |
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| Country/Territory | Iceland |
| City | Reykjavik |
| Period | 1/09/19 → 6/09/19 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The authors and IGS: All rights reserved, 2019
Keywords
- Cement
- Fiber
- Fiber reinforcement
- Sand
- Unconfined compressive strength