Analytical Model for Stress-Strain Response of Plastic Waste Mixed Soil
Publication: Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste
Volume 16, Issue 3
Abstract
Recycling plastic water bottles has become one of the major challenges world wide. The present study provides an approach for the use of plastic waste as reinforcement material in soil, which can be used for ground improvement, subbases, and subgrade preparation in road construction. The experimental results are presented in the form of stress-strain-pore water pressure response and compression paths. On the basis of experimental test results, it is observed that the strength of soil is improved and compressibility reduced significantly with the addition of a small percentage of plastic waste to the soil. In this paper, an analytical model is proposed to evaluate the response of plastic waste mixed soil. It is noted that the model captures the stress-strain and pore water pressure response of all percentages of plastic waste adequately. The paper also provides a comparative study of failure stress obtained from different published models and the proposed model, which are compared with experimental results. The improvement in strength attributable to the inclusion of plastic waste can be advantageously used in ground improvement projects.
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Acknowledgments
The authors thank the reviewers for critical comments that have been useful in revising the manuscript. The results presented in the paper are part of a research project on the experimental and analytical studies on fiber-reinforced soils sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, New Delhi. The authors thank the authorities for the financial support provided.
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Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste
Volume 16 • Issue 3 • July 2012
Pages: 219 - 228
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© 2012. American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Dec 4, 2009
Accepted: Aug 16, 2011
Published online: Aug 18, 2011
Published in print: Jul 1, 2012
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