Effect of polypropylene fibers on the California bearing ratio of air cured stabilized tropical peat soil

• Main Authors: Kalantari, Behzad, Kim Huat, Bujang, Prasad, Arun
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Science Publications 2010
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9658/1/effect.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9658/; http://www.thescipub.com/abstract/10.3844/ajeassp.2010.1.6
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Problem statement: Peat soil is well known to deform and fail under a light surcharge load and is characterized with low shear strength, high compressibility and high water content. With the rising demand from the construction industry, utilization of these soils is required and suitable technique n...