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Geomechanics and Engineering Volume 28, Number 1, January10 2022 , pages 35-48 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/gae.2021.28.1.035 |
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Strength properties of lime stabilized and fibre reinforced residual soil |
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Felix N. Okonta and Sinenkosi P. Nxumalo
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| Abstract | ||
| The effect of discrete polypropylene fibre reinforcement on shear strength parameters, tensile properties and isotropic index of stabilized compacted residual subgrade was investigated. Composites of compacted subgrade were developed from polypropylene fibre dosage of 0%, 1%, 2.5% and 4% and 3% cement binder. Saturated compacted soil benefited from incremental fibre dosage, the mobilized friction coefficient increased to a maximum at 2.5% fibre dosage from 0.41 to 0.58 and the contribution due to further increase in fibre dosage was marginal. Binder stabilization increased the degree of isotropy for unreinforced soil at lower fibre dosage of 1% and then decreased with higher fibre dosage. Saturation of 3% binder stabilized soil decreased the soil friction angle and the degree of isotropy for both unstabilized and binder stabilized soil increased with fibre dosage. The maximum tensile stress of 3% binder stabilized fibre reinforced residual soil was 3-fold that of 3% binder stabilized unreinforced soil. The difference in computed and measured maximum tensile and tangential stress decreased with increase in fibre dosage and degree of stabilization and polypropylene fibre reinforced soil met local and international criteria for road construction subgrade. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| polypropylene fibre; residual soil; shear strength; tangential stress; tensile strength | ||
| Address | ||
| Felix N. Okonta and Sinenkosi P. Nxumalo: Department of Civil Engineering Science, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park Johannesburg, South Africa | ||