An experimental study on engineering behaviour of lime and bagasse fibre reinforced expansive soils

Dang, LC; Khabbaz, H; Fatahi, B

An experimental study on engineering behaviour of lime and bagasse fibre reinforced expansive soils

Dang, LC Khabbaz, H

Fatahi, B

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Citation:: ICSMGE 2017 - 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 2017, 2017-September pp. 2497 - 2500
Issue Date:: 2017-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Dang, LC	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Khabbaz, H https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6637-4601	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Fatahi, B https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7920-6946	en_US
dc.date.issued	2017-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	ICSMGE 2017 - 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 2017, 2017-September pp. 2497 - 2500	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/117953
dc.description.abstract	© 2017 19th ICSMGE Secretariat. All rights reserved. This investigation exhibits a series of laboratory tests conducted to evaluate the influences of bagasse fibre and hydrated lime addition on the engineering properties and swelling behaviour of stabilised expansive soils. Bagasse fibre is industrial waste byproduct left after crushing of sugar-cane for juice extraction, used in this study as a reinforcing component for expansive soil stabilisation. The expansive soils used in this investigation were collected from Queensland, Australia. Varying proportions of randomly distributed bagasse fibre of 0.5%, 1.0%, and 2.0% were added to expansive soil and lime-treated expansive soil to investigate the influences of bagasse fibre on the engineering characteristics of stabilised soil. Results of California bearing capacity (CBR), swell potential and one-dimensional consolidation tests after various curing time are presented and discussed in detail. The findings of this experimental investigation indicate that expansive soil reinforcement, blended with bagasse fibre and lime leads to a significant increase in the compressive strength and the bearing capacity of expansive soil. Meanwhile, the swell potential and compressibility of stabilised expansive soils decreased with increasing lime and bagasse fibre contents.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	ICSMGE 2017 - 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering	en_US
dc.title	An experimental study on engineering behaviour of lime and bagasse fibre reinforced expansive soils	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.citation.volume	2017-September	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CBI - Centre for Built Infrastructure
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	2017-September	en_US

Abstract:

© 2017 19th ICSMGE Secretariat. All rights reserved. This investigation exhibits a series of laboratory tests conducted to evaluate the influences of bagasse fibre and hydrated lime addition on the engineering properties and swelling behaviour of stabilised expansive soils. Bagasse fibre is industrial waste byproduct left after crushing of sugar-cane for juice extraction, used in this study as a reinforcing component for expansive soil stabilisation. The expansive soils used in this investigation were collected from Queensland, Australia. Varying proportions of randomly distributed bagasse fibre of 0.5%, 1.0%, and 2.0% were added to expansive soil and lime-treated expansive soil to investigate the influences of bagasse fibre on the engineering characteristics of stabilised soil. Results of California bearing capacity (CBR), swell potential and one-dimensional consolidation tests after various curing time are presented and discussed in detail. The findings of this experimental investigation indicate that expansive soil reinforcement, blended with bagasse fibre and lime leads to a significant increase in the compressive strength and the bearing capacity of expansive soil. Meanwhile, the swell potential and compressibility of stabilised expansive soils decreased with increasing lime and bagasse fibre contents.

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