A Study on the Effects of Plastic Waste Strips and Lime on Strength Characteristics of Expansive Soil
Expansive soils are known for their volume changes due to fluctuation in the moisture content of the natural ground. This volume change causes huge destruction to many infrastructures. To avoid such damages, expansive soils should be well treated so that they become safe against bearing capacity fai...
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| description | Expansive soils are known for their volume changes due to fluctuation in the moisture content of the natural ground. This volume change causes huge destruction to many infrastructures. To avoid such damages, expansive soils should be well treated so that they become safe against bearing capacity failure and excessive settlement. In addition, everywhere plastic environmental pollution is a critical issue, which needs a proper way of utilization. This study primarily aimed at utilizing waste plastic materials with lime as subgrade pavement materials, which is cost-effective and environmentally friendly. Plastic water bottles are used as reinforcement with lime to improve the plasticity and strength properties of the expansive soils. Various laboratory tests are conducted using plastic waste strips with 0.25%, 0.5%, 0.75%, and 1% proportions as soil reinforcement and constant 5% of lime. Finally, significant improvements in CBR, unconfined compressive strength, and free swell are observed at 5% lime and 0.75% plastic waste strips. This study found that stabilizing expansive soil using plastic waste strips and lime has a great influence on the plasticity and strength parameters of the soil. This technique helps to reduce plastic pollution and minimize the cost of stabilizers used to stabilize the subgrade soil. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2aa09071f9fe4294a52a07d515f2b0fe2025-02-03T06:06:48ZengWileyAdvances in Civil Engineering1687-80942022-01-01202210.1155/2022/6952525A Study on the Effects of Plastic Waste Strips and Lime on Strength Characteristics of Expansive SoilShelema Amena0Dekebi Chakeri1Jimma Institute of TechnologyJimma Institute of TechnologyExpansive soils are known for their volume changes due to fluctuation in the moisture content of the natural ground. This volume change causes huge destruction to many infrastructures. To avoid such damages, expansive soils should be well treated so that they become safe against bearing capacity failure and excessive settlement. In addition, everywhere plastic environmental pollution is a critical issue, which needs a proper way of utilization. This study primarily aimed at utilizing waste plastic materials with lime as subgrade pavement materials, which is cost-effective and environmentally friendly. Plastic water bottles are used as reinforcement with lime to improve the plasticity and strength properties of the expansive soils. Various laboratory tests are conducted using plastic waste strips with 0.25%, 0.5%, 0.75%, and 1% proportions as soil reinforcement and constant 5% of lime. Finally, significant improvements in CBR, unconfined compressive strength, and free swell are observed at 5% lime and 0.75% plastic waste strips. This study found that stabilizing expansive soil using plastic waste strips and lime has a great influence on the plasticity and strength parameters of the soil. This technique helps to reduce plastic pollution and minimize the cost of stabilizers used to stabilize the subgrade soil.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/6952525 |
| spellingShingle | Shelema Amena Dekebi Chakeri A Study on the Effects of Plastic Waste Strips and Lime on Strength Characteristics of Expansive Soil Advances in Civil Engineering |
| title | A Study on the Effects of Plastic Waste Strips and Lime on Strength Characteristics of Expansive Soil |
| title_full | A Study on the Effects of Plastic Waste Strips and Lime on Strength Characteristics of Expansive Soil |
| title_fullStr | A Study on the Effects of Plastic Waste Strips and Lime on Strength Characteristics of Expansive Soil |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Study on the Effects of Plastic Waste Strips and Lime on Strength Characteristics of Expansive Soil |
| title_short | A Study on the Effects of Plastic Waste Strips and Lime on Strength Characteristics of Expansive Soil |
| title_sort | study on the effects of plastic waste strips and lime on strength characteristics of expansive soil |
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