Analysis of a New Expansive Soils Stabilization Method Made from Eco-Cement and Fiber Reinforcement

Mircea Aniculaesi; Anghel Stanciu; Irina Lungu

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.649.217

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Analysis of a New Expansive Soils Stabilization Method Made from Eco-Cement and Fiber Reinforcement

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The main factor that governs the shrink-swell behavior of expansive soils is the change in water content and the amount and type of clay size in the soil. In this paper, the research made are focused in reducing the swell potential of the studied clay by improvement in two ways: first by stabilization with a combination of eco-cement and Portland cement (1:1 ratio), and second by synthetic fiber reinforcement. A series of laboratory tests were performed on synthetic fiber reinforced expansive soil to determine the potential for using synthetic fiber reinforcement to reduce swell potential of soils. Specimens tested were prepared at two different synthetic fiber dosages 0.2% and 0.4%. The treatment of expansive clay with 5% eco-cement and 5% Portland cement revealed a better improvement of the swelling potential. The synthetic fiber reinforcement of the expansive soil doesn’t lead to a significant improvement of the soil.

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Advanced Materials Research (Volume 649)

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217-222

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January 2013

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Mircea Aniculaesi, Anghel Stanciu, Irina Lungu

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Eco-Cement, Expansive Soil, Portland Cement, Stabilization, Treatment

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