Recently, the use of plastic products, such as polyethylene (PE) bottles and polypropylene
(PP), has been significantly increased, which may lead to many environmental issues …

One of the techniques employed in geotechnical engineering to deal with poor soils is to
modify their mechanical properties using cement. On the other hand, a number of recent …

Microplastic pollution is contaminating the human food chain worldwide. At the same time,
construction excessively exploits natural sand, requiring the incorporation of alternative …

Fiber-reinforced soils have been increasingly used in geotechnical engineering. Over the
years, research has sought to understand and investigate the influences of fibers as …

Encountering weak fine-grained soil presents a significant challenge during highway
construction. The conventional approach to address this challenge involves incorporating …

The fundamental mechanisms controlling shear strength and deformability behavior of clay-
fiber mixtures have still not been well established, nor the constraints that may affect their …

Reusing waste plastic can be considered as an important issue in terms of economical as
well as environmental concerns. Stabilization of clayey soil is a well-utilized approach to …

Annually, large amounts of waste Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) bottles are discarded
worldwide, although their properties can be useful in engineering works, such as soil …

The conducted investigation encompassed the comprehensive integration of mechanical,
environmental, chemical, and microstructural evaluations of a composite amalgamating …

Polyethene terephthalate (PET) waste poses major environmental harm which can be
minimized by reusing it in clay soil stabilization. In general, various polymers are known to …