Effect of polypropylene fibres on the compressive and tensile strength of a soft soil, artificially stabilised with binders

AAS Correia, PJV Oliveira, DG Custódio - Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 2015 - Elsevier
This work studies the effect of binder and fibre quantity on the mechanical behaviour of
“Baixo Mondego” soft soil, chemically stabilised with binders and reinforced/non-reinforced …

Improving engineering characteristics of expansive soils using industry waste as a sustainable application for reuse of bagasse ash

LC Dang, H Khabbaz, BJ Ni - Transportation Geotechnics, 2021 - Elsevier
Bagasse ash (BA) is an abundant industrial waste of the sugar-cane refining industry, and its
improper disposal can result in a detrimental impact on the environment. In this …

[HTML][HTML] Application of microbially induced carbonate precipitation to form bio-cemented artificial sandstone

C Konstantinou, G Biscontin, NJ Jiang… - Journal of Rock Mechanics …, 2021 - Elsevier
It is difficult to collect and characterise well-preserved samples of weakly-cemented granular
rocks as conventional sampling techniques often result in destruction of the cementation. An …

Fibre-reinforced cemented soils compressive and tensile strength assessment as a function of filament length

L Festugato, E Menger, F Benezra, EA Kipper… - Geotextiles and …, 2017 - Elsevier
This study aims to develop a dosage methodology based on tensile and compressive
strength for artificially cemented fibre reinforced soils considering filament length. The …

Using fiber and liquid polymer to improve the behaviour of cement-stabilized soft clay

M Ayeldeen, M Kitazume - Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 2017 - Elsevier
This work studies the effect of using two types of polymer (fibers and liquid) to enhance the
strength of cemented soft clay. Four polymer contents were used (0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.5 and 1% by …

Effect of fiber reinforcement on the mechanical behavior of bio-cemented sand

C Lv, C Zhu, CS Tang, Q Cheng… - Geosynthetics …, 2021 - icevirtuallibrary.com
To explore the possibility of providing additional reinforcement to bio-cemented sand
through fiber inclusions, a series of sand-fiber mixtures were prepared by mixing sand with …

Estimating unconfined compressive strength of unsaturated cemented soils using alternative evolutionary approaches

N Kardani, A Zhou, SL Shen, M Nazem - Transportation Geotechnics, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of cement as a curing agent has been widely adopted in soft soil engineering to
increase the strength of soft soil. The cemented soil is gradually exposed to the air and in a …

Durability and strength of fiber-reinforced compacted gold tailings-cement blends

NC Consoli, HP Nierwinski, AP da Silva… - Geotextiles and …, 2017 - Elsevier
In order to investigate techniques to support mine tailings use as earthwork material, the
improvement of mechanical properties of gold tailings through compaction, insertion of fibers …

Mechanical behavior of fiber-reinforced, chemically stabilized dredged sludge

HS Wang, CS Tang, K Gu, B Shi, HI Inyang - Bulletin of Engineering …, 2020 - Springer
In order to improve the mechanical properties of dredged sludge, short polypropylene fibers
were used as physical reinforcement, while cement and fly ash were used as chemical …

[HTML][HTML] Test research on flexural strength of soil-cement reinforced with carbon fibers

L Wang, G Shao - Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
In order to verify the feasibility of using chopped carbon fibers to reinforce soil-cement, the
orthogonal test and verification test of flexural strength had been carried out and the …