Chapter
Apr 26, 2012
Effect of Polypropylene Fibre on the Strength Characteristics of Lightly Cemented Clayey Soil Mixtures
Publication: Geo-Frontiers 2011: Advances in Geotechnical Engineering
Abstract
An experimental program was undertaken to investigate the effects of discrete polypropylene fibres and low dosage ordinary Portland cement (OPC) on the stress-strain and unconfined compressive strength behavior of clayey soil. Multifilament polypropylene fibre in three different lengths (6.0mm, 12.0mm, and 19.0mm) and two fibre dosages (i.e. 0.5% and 1.0% by dry weight of soil) were considered. At first, compaction characteristics of the untreated soil were evaluated at standard compaction energy. Using compaction characteristics of untreated soil 9 different fibre-cement-soil mixtures (i.e. fibre/soil-cement ratio of 0.5% and 1.0% and cement/soil ratio of 0.0%, 3.0% and 6.0% by dry weight) were composed, and their unconfined compression test were carried out after 1-, 7-, and 28-days curing periods. The obtained test results indicated that the effect of fibre dosage on the stress-strain behavior is superior to the effect of fibre length.
Get full access to this chapter
View all available purchase options and get full access to this chapter.
Information & Authors
Information
Published In
Geo-Frontiers 2011: Advances in Geotechnical Engineering
Pages: 707 - 716
Copyright
© 2011 American Society of Civil Engineers.
History
Published online: Apr 26, 2012
Permissions
Request permissions for this article.
ASCE Technical Topics:
Authors
Affiliations
Department of Civil Engineering, Gazi University, 06570 Maltepe, Ankara, Turkey.E-mail: [email protected]
Department of Civil Engineering, Gazi University, 06570 Maltepe, Ankara, Turkey.E-mail: [email protected]
Metrics & Citations
Metrics
Citations
Download citation
If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. Simply select your manager software from the list below and click Download.
Cited by
View Options
Get Access
Access content
Please select your options to get access
Log in/Register
Log in via your institution (Shibboleth)
ASCE Members:
Please log in to see member pricing
Purchase
Save for later Item saved, go to cart Information on ASCE Library Cards
ASCE Library Cards let you download journal articles, proceedings papers, and available book chapters across the entire ASCE Library platform. ASCE Library Cards remain active for 24 months or until all downloads are used. Note: This content will be debited as one download at time of checkout.
Terms of Use: ASCE Library Cards are for individual, personal use only. Reselling, republishing, or forwarding the materials to libraries or reading rooms is prohibited.
Terms of Use: ASCE Library Cards are for individual, personal use only. Reselling, republishing, or forwarding the materials to libraries or reading rooms is prohibited.
Get Access
Access content
Please select your options to get access
Log in/Register
Log in via your institution (Shibboleth)
ASCE Members:
Please log in to see member pricing
Purchase
Save for later Item saved, go to cart Information on ASCE Library Cards
ASCE Library Cards let you download journal articles, proceedings papers, and available book chapters across the entire ASCE Library platform. ASCE Library Cards remain active for 24 months or until all downloads are used. Note: This content will be debited as one download at time of checkout.
Terms of Use: ASCE Library Cards are for individual, personal use only. Reselling, republishing, or forwarding the materials to libraries or reading rooms is prohibited.
Terms of Use: ASCE Library Cards are for individual, personal use only. Reselling, republishing, or forwarding the materials to libraries or reading rooms is prohibited.