Use of Eco-Friendly Materials in the Stabilization of Expansive Soils
Volume change of expansive soils is a challenging issue, which affects various engineering structures all over the world. Consequently, we need environmentally-friendly and cost-effective soil stabilizers to address the challenges related to expansive soils. The utilization of natural fibers allows...
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| author | Souhila Rehab Bekkouche Mohammed Benzerara Umar Zada Ghulam Muhammad Zulfiqar Ali |
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| description | Volume change of expansive soils is a challenging issue, which affects various engineering structures all over the world. Consequently, we need environmentally-friendly and cost-effective soil stabilizers to address the challenges related to expansive soils. The utilization of natural fibers allows for the reduction in environmental impact since they are renewable and biodegradable raw materials. Moreover, the current article presents an experimental approach to study the effect of natural fibers on the mechanical behavior of expansive soils. Various experimental tests—such as Atterberg limits, standard compaction, direct shear, swelling potential, and swelling pressure—were conducted on control and treated soil samples using different percentages of fibers. The results of measurements of the physico-mechanical properties after reinforcement of the soil with 1%, 5%, and 10% of natural fibers indicate that the mechanical behavior of expansive soils is greatly influenced by the addition of natural fibers. To conclude, 86% reduction was observed in the swelling coefficient of treated soil. Future research can be done to check the durability of the current practice in detail. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e029ec75e5914a72ba7485d4539c95ef2023-11-23T23:19:43ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092022-10-011210177010.3390/buildings12101770Use of Eco-Friendly Materials in the Stabilization of Expansive SoilsSouhila Rehab Bekkouche0Mohammed Benzerara1Umar Zada2Ghulam Muhammad3Zulfiqar Ali4Materials Geotechnics Housing and Urbanism Laboratory (LMGHU), Department of Civil Engineering, University 20 Août 1955 Skikda, P.O. Box 26, Skikda 21000, AlgeriaMaterials Geomaterials and Environment Laboratory (LMGE), Department of Civil Engineering, University Badji Mokhtar Annaba, P.O. Box 12, Annaba 23000, AlgeriaDepartment of Civil Engineering, National Central University, No. 300, Zhongda Rd, Zhongli District, Taoyuan City 32056, TaiwanDepartment of Computer Engineering, College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11543, Saudi ArabiaSchool of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University of Essex, Colchester CO4 3SQ, UKVolume change of expansive soils is a challenging issue, which affects various engineering structures all over the world. Consequently, we need environmentally-friendly and cost-effective soil stabilizers to address the challenges related to expansive soils. The utilization of natural fibers allows for the reduction in environmental impact since they are renewable and biodegradable raw materials. Moreover, the current article presents an experimental approach to study the effect of natural fibers on the mechanical behavior of expansive soils. Various experimental tests—such as Atterberg limits, standard compaction, direct shear, swelling potential, and swelling pressure—were conducted on control and treated soil samples using different percentages of fibers. The results of measurements of the physico-mechanical properties after reinforcement of the soil with 1%, 5%, and 10% of natural fibers indicate that the mechanical behavior of expansive soils is greatly influenced by the addition of natural fibers. To conclude, 86% reduction was observed in the swelling coefficient of treated soil. Future research can be done to check the durability of the current practice in detail.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/12/10/1770expansive soileco-friendly materialreinforcementmechanical propertiesdiss fibers |
| spellingShingle | Souhila Rehab Bekkouche Mohammed Benzerara Umar Zada Ghulam Muhammad Zulfiqar Ali Use of Eco-Friendly Materials in the Stabilization of Expansive Soils Buildings expansive soil eco-friendly material reinforcement mechanical properties diss fibers |
| title | Use of Eco-Friendly Materials in the Stabilization of Expansive Soils |
| title_full | Use of Eco-Friendly Materials in the Stabilization of Expansive Soils |
| title_fullStr | Use of Eco-Friendly Materials in the Stabilization of Expansive Soils |
| title_full_unstemmed | Use of Eco-Friendly Materials in the Stabilization of Expansive Soils |
| title_short | Use of Eco-Friendly Materials in the Stabilization of Expansive Soils |
| title_sort | use of eco friendly materials in the stabilization of expansive soils |
| topic | expansive soil eco-friendly material reinforcement mechanical properties diss fibers |
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