Expansive soils are problematic due to the performances of their clay mineral constituent,
which makes them exhibit the shrink-swell characteristics. The shrink-swell behaviours …

Soil stabilization is a technique to improve the engineering and geotechnical properties of
soils such as mechanical strength, permeability, compressibility, durability and plasticity …

Glass fiber and liquid-modified polyvinyl alcohol polymer (SH Polymer) are used to reinforce
granite residual soil. In this paper, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) tests and drop …

The quest for sustainability in construction material usage has made the use of more
renewable resources in the construction industry a necessity. Plant-based natural fibres are …

Earth as a building material is increasingly being studied for its low environmental impact
and its availability. Plant aggregates and fibers have been incorporated into the earth matrix …

Soil reinforcement is defined as a technique to improve the engineering characteristics of
soil. In this way, using natural fibers to reinforce soil is an old and ancient idea …

Collapsible soils are susceptible to high and relatively sudden volume change after wetting
under a specific load. They tend to have a high initial void index (more than 40%), a low …

The need for sustainable building materials has progressively increased the interest in the
use of vegetable fibers as reinforcements in cementitious matrix composites. These fibers …

Based on an extensive list of research work, expansive soil is renowned for its swelling-
shrinkage property. Despite the wealth of research, the strength characteristics of expansive …

This paper innovatively proposes the use of natural rice husk for reinforcing stabilized soil,
and the experimental results exhibit the application potential. The reinforcement effects of …