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This paper presents the laboratory investigation on compaction and unconfined compression behaviours of clayey soil reinforced with waste tyre fibres. In the present study, waste tyre fibres (WTF) were mixed with the soil at optimum mixing moisture content (OMMC). The fibre-reinforced soil (FRS) was then compacted at a maximum dry density (MDD) into a cylindrical mould in alternate layers of virgin and fibre-reinforced clayey soils. It was found that if the top and bottom layers are kept as virgin soil, then the specimen achieves a better strength as compared to other combinations. The strength of fibre-reinforced soil (FRS) was found to be two times higher than the virgin soil. This study demonstrates that the placement of fibres in alternate layers is useful in increasing the strength properties of soil.
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Mistry, M., Venkateshwarlu, P., Shukla, S., Solanki, C., Shukla, S.K. (2020). Effect of Placement of Waste Tyre Fibres on Unconfined Compressive Strength of Clayey Soil. In: Shukla, S., Barai, S., Mehta, A. (eds) Advances in Sustainable Construction Materials and Geotechnical Engineering. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering , vol 35. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7480-7_11
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