The formation and propagation of surface desiccation cracks in vegetated infrastructures
involve coupled factors including unsaturated soil mechanics, atmospheric conditions and …

The tensile strength of soil is an important mechanical parameter that controls the
development of tension cracks. In this study, randomly distributed polypropylene fibers were …

Conventional triaxial compression tests were conducted to determine the effect of cement
and polypropylene fiber reinforcement on sand. The cement content was 3%(dry wt.) of the …

This work studies the effect of binder and fibre quantity on the mechanical behaviour of
“Baixo Mondego” soft soil, chemically stabilised with binders and reinforced/non-reinforced …

Improvement of the crack resistance of clayey soils by fiber reinforcement was investigated
using initially saturated and fiber-reinforced soil specimens subjected to desiccation. An …

Soil modification is a technique for improving poor soil properties to make them suitable for
engineering projects. Regarding the previous studies, various types of stabilisations were …

This study aims to develop a dosage methodology based on tensile and compressive
strength for artificially cemented fibre reinforced soils considering filament length. The …

Soil reinforcement with fibers is a simple, efficient and low-cost (especially by incorporating
waste or recycled fibers) technique for enhancing mechanical characteristics of soft soils …

Reinforcement of cemented paste backfill (CPB) with polypropylene fibres was investigated
as a way of improving the stability of backfilled underground mine stopes. A series of …

This work studies the effect of using two types of polymer (fibers and liquid) to enhance the
strength of cemented soft clay. Four polymer contents were used (0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.5 and 1% by …