STUDY OF STABILITY OF SOIL WITH USING PLASTIC FIBER

Abstract

Rapid improvements in the engineering world have influenced the lifestyle of human beings to a great extent. But the day to
day activities of mankind are augmenting risks to the environment in the same proportion. Use of plastic products such as
polythene bags, bottles etc. is increasing day by day leading to various environmental concerns. Therefore, the disposal of
the plastic wastes without causing any ecological hazards has become a real challenge. Plastic wastes have become one of
the major problems for the world. The harmful gas which is being produced by them leads to tremendous health related
problems. So, effective engineering implementation of this has become one of the challenging jobs for engineers. In recent
years, researchers from various fields have attempted to solve environmental problems caused by the production of nonbiodegradable wastes like plastic. Using a geotechnical viewpoint, this paper proposes a partial solution to a major item
which piles up in the wastages i.e. Plastic. But the primary objective of this project is to examine the potential capability of
stabilizing soil using plastic fiber. Various tests such as Standard Proctor, CBR were carried out with different samples to
determine the effect of plastic fibers in silty clay. The initial results obtained were promising and supporting the fact of
achieving stability of the soil. The advantages of this study results in three folds- Utilization of natural resource (silty clay),
Economy, and waste management. Mixing of plastic waste fiber with expansive soil helps to mitigate the volume change
behavior of soil.