Investigation of Evaporation and Cracking of Soil Reinforced with Natural and Polypropylene Fibers
In this paper, the evaporation and cracking characteristics of soils reinforced with straw and polypropylene fibers are studied. The changes in moisture content during evaporation are measured by using a high precision platform scale and the development of surface cracks is captured with a digital c...
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| description | In this paper, the evaporation and cracking characteristics of soils reinforced with straw and polypropylene fibers are studied. The changes in moisture content during evaporation are measured by using a high precision platform scale and the development of surface cracks is captured with a digital camera. The results are analyzed by using a GIS (Geographic Information System) software and the crack ratio and fractal dimension of the cracks are calculated. The results show that the final average moisture content after evaporation of the soils with straw and polypropylene fibers is increased by 69.90% and 49.75%, respectively, compared with the soil without fibers. The rate of evaporation can be divided into three stages: Stage I: Initially stable; Stage II: Decreases rapidly, and Stage III: Decreases slowly and tends to be stable. The time of the appearance of the first crack in the soil without fibers is earlier than that in the soils with fiber reinforcements. The final crack ratio of the soils with straw and polypropylene fibers is reduced by 6.79% and 14.16% compared to the soil without fibers. Therefore, adding fiber to soil can reduce water evaporation and inhibit cracking which provides a technique for improving soils in arid areas. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f248dafbddc040b9b538a1e110b21e2d2023-09-20T13:25:57ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Natural Fibers1544-04781544-046X2022-10-0119149547956110.1080/15440478.2021.19901721990172Investigation of Evaporation and Cracking of Soil Reinforced with Natural and Polypropylene FibersLichuang Jin0Binbin Yang1Shichong Yuan2China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing)Xuchang UniversityChina University of Mining and TechnologyIn this paper, the evaporation and cracking characteristics of soils reinforced with straw and polypropylene fibers are studied. The changes in moisture content during evaporation are measured by using a high precision platform scale and the development of surface cracks is captured with a digital camera. The results are analyzed by using a GIS (Geographic Information System) software and the crack ratio and fractal dimension of the cracks are calculated. The results show that the final average moisture content after evaporation of the soils with straw and polypropylene fibers is increased by 69.90% and 49.75%, respectively, compared with the soil without fibers. The rate of evaporation can be divided into three stages: Stage I: Initially stable; Stage II: Decreases rapidly, and Stage III: Decreases slowly and tends to be stable. The time of the appearance of the first crack in the soil without fibers is earlier than that in the soils with fiber reinforcements. The final crack ratio of the soils with straw and polypropylene fibers is reduced by 6.79% and 14.16% compared to the soil without fibers. Therefore, adding fiber to soil can reduce water evaporation and inhibit cracking which provides a technique for improving soils in arid areas.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2021.1990172soil cracksnatural fiberspolypropylene fibersfractal dimension of crackssoil reinforcementsevaporation |
| spellingShingle | Lichuang Jin Binbin Yang Shichong Yuan Investigation of Evaporation and Cracking of Soil Reinforced with Natural and Polypropylene Fibers Journal of Natural Fibers soil cracks natural fibers polypropylene fibers fractal dimension of cracks soil reinforcements evaporation |
| title | Investigation of Evaporation and Cracking of Soil Reinforced with Natural and Polypropylene Fibers |
| title_full | Investigation of Evaporation and Cracking of Soil Reinforced with Natural and Polypropylene Fibers |
| title_fullStr | Investigation of Evaporation and Cracking of Soil Reinforced with Natural and Polypropylene Fibers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigation of Evaporation and Cracking of Soil Reinforced with Natural and Polypropylene Fibers |
| title_short | Investigation of Evaporation and Cracking of Soil Reinforced with Natural and Polypropylene Fibers |
| title_sort | investigation of evaporation and cracking of soil reinforced with natural and polypropylene fibers |
| topic | soil cracks natural fibers polypropylene fibers fractal dimension of cracks soil reinforcements evaporation |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2021.1990172 |
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