Optimization of consistency limits and plasticity index of fine-grained soils modified with polypropylene fibers and additive materials

It is a well-known fact that water content has a significant effect on the engineering properties of fine-grained soils. There is a close relationship between consistency limits and geotechnical parameters of fine-grained soils. This experimental study was performed to investigate the effect of rand...

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Published in:KSCE journal of civil engineering 2016, 20(2), , pp.662-669
Main Authors: Zaimoglu, Ahmet Sahin, Tan, Ozcan, Akbulut, Rahim Kagan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Additives
Air
Air entrainment
Civil Engineering
Consistency
Distilled water
Dry weight
Engineering
Fibers
Fine-grained soils
Fly ash
Geotechnical Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences
Industrial Pollution Prevention
Liquid limits
Liquids
Materials
Mixtures
Moisture content
Orthogonal arrays
Plasticity
Plasticity index
Polypropylene
Polypropylenes
Soil
Soil properties
Soils
Specimen preparation
Taguchi methods
Water
Water content
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Summary:It is a well-known fact that water content has a significant effect on the engineering properties of fine-grained soils. There is a close relationship between consistency limits and geotechnical parameters of fine-grained soils. This experimental study was performed to investigate the effect of randomly distributed polypropylene fibers (PP) and some additive materials [e.g., Borogypsum (BG), Fly Ash (FA) and Cement (C)] on consistency limits and plasticity index of a fine-grained soil. The Taguchi method was applied to the experiments and standard L9 Orthogonal Array (OA) with four factors and three levels were chosen. A series of consistency limits were conducted on each specimen. 0-20% BG, 0-20% FA, 0-0.25% PP and 0-3% of C by total dry weight of mixture were used in the preparation of specimens. In the tests, distilled water (DW), DW + 0.05% Air-Entrainer (AE) and DW + 0.15% AE were used as mixture liquid. Experimental results showed that the most effective material for decreasing the liquid limit and plasticity index of the samples were fly ash, polypropylene fiber respectively. The plasticity index decreased with increasing of AE. The values of plasticity index for distilled water, distilled water + 0.05% air-entrainer and distilled water + 0.15% air-entrainer in optimum conditions were 16%, 14% and 8%, respectively.
ISSN:1226-7988
1976-3808
DOI:10.1007/s12205-015-0540-8