Soil treatment and improvement is commonly performed in the field of geotechnical
engineering. Methods and materials to achieve this such as soil stabilization and mixing with …

Earth as a building material is increasingly being studied for its low environmental impact
and its availability. Plant aggregates and fibers have been incorporated into the earth matrix …

Soil reinforcement is defined as a technique to improve the engineering characteristics of
soil. In this way, using natural fibers to reinforce soil is an old and ancient idea …

Recently, chitosan biopolymer has attracted several research attentions in
geoenvironmental applications such as absorption of heavy metals in contaminated soils …

A uniaxial strain-softening constitutive model for fiber-reinforced soils is developed based on
the disturbed state concept (DSC). The response in the relatively intact state is assumed to …

This paper innovatively proposes the use of natural rice husk for reinforcing stabilized soil,
and the experimental results exhibit the application potential. The reinforcement effects of …

Geotextiles have become a popular solution in environmental engineering. They may be
manufactured from synthetic or biodegradable materials. The main functions of geotextiles …

In order to reduce the dependency on conventional materials and negative environmental
impacts, one of the main responsibilities of the construction field is to find new eco-friendly …

Present study focuses on improvement of compressive strength properties of adobe
popularly used in rural houses in district Hamirpur of state Himachal Pradesh of north India …

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 …