A systematic review of strategies for identifying and stabilizing dispersive clay soils for sustainable infrastructure

AH Vakili, M Salimi, İ Keskin… - Soil and Tillage …, 2024 - Elsevier
Dispersivity has long been a major concern in civil and geo-environmental engineering, as
well as in agricultural engineering and soil sciences. Dispersive clay soils are common, but …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of the relationship between geotechnics and disasters

J Solorzano, F Morante-Carballo… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Landslides, earthquakes, and other natural events can change the landscape and generate
human and economic losses, affecting transportation and public service infrastructure. In …

Influence of dry-wet cycles on the strength behavior of basalt-fiber reinforced loess

J Xu, Z Wu, H Chen, L Shao, X Zhou, S Wang - Engineering Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
Dry-wet cycle induced loess spalling and collapse frequently occurs in the Loess Plateau,
which is an influential trigger for the instability of infrastructure. In order to evaluate the …

Shear strength and mesoscopic characteristics of basalt fiber–reinforced loess after dry–wet cycles

Z Wu, J Xu, H Chen, L Shao, X Zhou… - Journal of Materials in …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
Frequent dry–wet cycles induced uneven settlement and slope failure of transportation
infrastructures in the Loess Plateau of China. Fiber reinforcement provides a method for …

Study on strength behavior of basalt fiber-reinforced loess by digital image technology (DIT) and scanning electron microscope (SEM)

J Xu, Z Wu, H Chen, L Shao, X Zhou… - Arabian Journal for …, 2021 - Springer
Basalt fiber has unique advantages in the reinforcement of slopes and foundation. In this
study, triaxial shear tests under undrained unconsolidated conditions, digital image …

Application of recycled tire polymer fibers and glass fibers for clay reinforcement

M Valipour, PT Shourijeh, A Mohammadinia - Transportation geotechnics, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

Triaxial shear behavior of basalt fiber-reinforced loess based on digital image technology

J Xu, Z Wu, H Chen, L Shao, X Zhou… - KSCE Journal of Civil …, 2021 - Springer
Engineering construction in loess areas often requires improvement of loess. Basalt fiber-
reinforced soil due to complexity of material composition often exhibits poorly predictable …

Mechanical properties, microstructural evolution, and environmental impacts of recycled polypropylene fiber stabilized loess

H Wang, W Ni, K Yuan - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The deterioration of polypropylene fiber (PF) stabilized loess and its environmental
performance are crucial factors for assessing the effectiveness of its reinforcement against …

Mechanical properties of glass fibre reinforced soil and its application as subgrade reinforcement

ER Sujatha, P Atchaya, S Darshan… - Road Materials and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The study examined the use of two different types of glass fibres–Alkali Resistant (AR) Glass
Fibre and Electronic Grade (E) Glass Fibre as reinforcement in soils to improve its strength …

[HTML][HTML] Compressive and shear strengths of coir fibre reinforced activated carbon stabilised lateritic soil

S Tamassoki, NNN Daud, FM Jakarni, FM Kusin… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Constructing structures on lateritic soil is challenging in geotechnical engineering due to the
various physical and geotechnical characteristics. Many studies investigated different …