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2017 | Book

Basic Description of Soil and Soil Reinforcement Read chapter Read first chapter

Fundamentals of Fibre-Reinforced Soil Engineering

Author: Prof. Dr. Sanjay Kumar Shukla

Publisher: Springer Singapore

Book Series : Developments in Geotechnical Engineering

Part of: Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik" , Springer Professional "Technik" , Springer Professional "Wirtschaft"

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About this book

This book is intended to serve as a one-stop reference on fibre-reinforced soils. Over the past 30-35 years, the engineering behaviour of randomly distributed/oriented fibre-reinforced soil, also called simply fibre-reinforced soil, has been investigated in detail by researchers and engineers worldwide. Waste fibres (plastic waste fibres, old tyre fibres, etc.) create disposal and environmental problems. Utilization of such fibres in construction can help resolve these concerns. Research studies and some field applications have shown that the fibres can be utilized in large quantities in geotechnical and civil engineering applications in a cost-effective and environmentally friendly manner. This book covers a complete description of fibres, their effects when included within a soil or other similar materials such as the fly ash, and their field applications. It gives a detailed view of fibre-reinforced soil engineering. The book will be useful to students, professional, and researchers alike, and can also serve as a text for graduate coursework and professional development programs

Table of Contents

Frontmatter
Chapter 1. Basic Description of Soil and Soil Reinforcement
Abstract
Soil reinforced randomly with short, flexible, discrete fibres is a composite material. For a better learning of the concept of such fibre-reinforced soils, the basic soil properties and core principles of soil mechanics are presented in this chapter along with the basic description of soil reinforcement. A list of the commonly used tests for fibre-reinforced soils and the definition of the subject of fibres and their applications are also included.
Sanjay Kumar Shukla
Chapter 2. Basic Description of Fibre-Reinforced Soil
Abstract
A fibre-reinforced soil consists of soil and fibres mixed together randomly. This chapter provides the basic details of fibres and their types and the phase concept of fibre-reinforced soil. Soils reinforced with continuous fibres and multioriented inclusions are also introduced briefly.
Sanjay Kumar Shukla
Chapter 3. Engineering Behaviour of Fibre-Reinforced Soil
Abstract
Over the past 30–35 years, the effects of inclusion of synthetic, natural and waste fibres on the engineering behaviour of soils have been investigated worldwide. Most studies are based on the laboratory and small-scale tests, such as direct shear tests, triaxial compression tests, unconfined compression tests, compaction tests, California bearing ratio (CBR) tests, plate load tests, etc. This chapter deals with the experimental measurements and observations of the engineering properties of fibre-reinforced soils and the analyses of the results obtained from these tests.
Sanjay Kumar Shukla
Chapter 4. Soil Reinforcing Mechanisms and Models
Abstract
The effect of fibre inclusions on strength and stiffness behaviours of soil is explained through the role of fibres as a reinforcement element. This chapter explains the basic soil reinforcing mechanisms and describes the models of fibre-reinforced soils for predicting their behaviour. Some numerical studies as reported in the literature are also summarised.
Sanjay Kumar Shukla
Chapter 5. Applications of Fibre-Reinforced Soil
Abstract
In the previous chapters , you studied about the basic characteristics of soils and fibres, engineering behaviour of fibre-reinforced soils with or without other admixtures/additives (lime, cement, fly ash, etc.) and reinforcing mechanisms and models. In most applications, the discrete fibres are simply added and mixed randomly with soil or other similar materials (coal ashes, mine tailings, etc.), in much the same way as lime, cement or other additives are used to stabilize and improve the soil. However, some difficulties occur at the construction site in getting a uniform mixture of soil and fibres. In the present-day construction practice, the use of fibres is one of the cost-effective and environmentally friendly ground improvement techniques. This chapter describes the possible field applications of fibre-reinforced soils, focusing on presenting specific application/construction guidelines.
Sanjay Kumar Shukla
Backmatter
Metadata
Title
Fundamentals of Fibre-Reinforced Soil Engineering
Author
Prof. Dr. Sanjay Kumar Shukla
Copyright Year
2017
Publisher
Springer Singapore
Electronic ISBN
978-981-10-3063-5
Print ISBN
978-981-10-3061-1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3063-5