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DAYANANDA SAGAR ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT

(Affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technology University, Belagavi & Approved by AICTE, New Delhi)
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
Accredited 3 years by NBA, New Delhi
Udayapura, Opp. Art of living Kanakapura Road, Bangalore-560082

TITLE: STABILIZATION OF CLAYEY SOIL USING PLATIC FIBRES

Under the guidance of: SUPRAJA I


(ASSISTANT PROFESSOR)

Level -1 Presentation of Project Phase - 1


Presented By :

BINDU S R [1DT17CV009]
GOWTHAMI B T [1DT17CV021]
PAVAN KUMAR S A [1DT17CV043]
NIKHIL K A [1DT17CV036]
CONTENT

• Abstract
• Introduction
• Literature Review
• Summary of Literature Review
• Scope and Objective
• Reference
ABSTRACT
• Rapid improvements in the engineering world have influenced the lifestyle of human beings to a
great extent. But day to day activities of mankind are augmenting risks to the environment in the
same proportion.
• Plastic wastes have become one of the major problems for the world. In recent years, researchers
from various fields have attempted to solve the environmental problems caused by the production
of non-Biodegradable wastes like plastic.
• Using geotechnical viewpoint, this project proposes a partial solution to a major item which piles
up in the wastages. i.e plastic. But the primary objective of this project to examine the potential
capacity of the stabilizing soil using plastic cover wastes.
• Various tests such as Standard proctor, UCC, CBR were carried out with different samples to
determine the effect of plastic fibres in the silty clay. The advantages of this project results in three
folds- Utilization of natural resource (silty clay), Economy and waste Management.
• Mixing of plastic waste with expansive soil helps to mitigate the volume change behavior of the
silty clay. Thus the material which was considered as a curse to the environment has turned out to
be a boon to the civil engineering community.
INTRODUCTION
• Now a days, Plastic industry is booming with more developments in technology fields. The
plastic products are produced in automobile, electronic and electrical materials etc.
• The use of plastic bags is also on a boom. The recycling of plastic is expensive. The burning of
plastics produces harmful gases like dioxins, mercury, Polychlorinated biphenyls (BC Ps) also
produces gases which trap heat leading to global warming.
• The decomposition of plastic is also not possible. Landfill methods of plastic disposal affect
the atmosphere. The leaching of plastic due to acidic environment of soil affects the organisms.
So, there is a need to develop new methods to dispose the plastic materials.
• For disposing of plastic waste, we can use plastic waste for stabilization of soil. Soil
stabilization is any process which improves the engineering properties of soil, such as
increasing shear strength, bearing capacity etc. Soil stabilization techniques can broadly be
classified into three types namely:
• Mechanical: The oldest types of soil stabilization are mechanical in nature. It involves physically
changing the property of the soil. Dynamic compaction is one of the major types of soil
stabilization, in this procedure a heavy weight is dropped repeatedly onto the ground at regular
intervals to quite literally pound out deformities and ensure a uniformly packed surface.

• Chemical: chemical techniques believe on adding an additional material to the soil that will
physically interact with it and change its properties. There are a number of different types of soil
stabilization that believe on chemical additives of one kind or another, frequently encountered
compounds are utilization of cement, lime, fly ash, or kiln dust. Most of the reactions sought are
either cementitious or pozzolanic in nature, depending on the nature of the soil.

• Polymer/Alternative: Most of the newer discoveries and techniques developed thus far are
polymer based in nature such as processed polymer fiber or wastage materials such as polythene
bags, plastic bottles, recycled plastic pins. These new polymers and substances have a number of
significant Soil Stabilization using Plastic; they are cheaper and more effective in general than
mechanical solutions, and significantly less dangerous for the environment than many chemical
solutions. In this project stabilization is achieved by polymer method, by using plastic covers.
LITERATURE REVIEW
1. Tarun Kumar, Surya ketan “Behavior of Soil By Mixing Of Plastic Strips”,
International Research Journal Of Engineering & Technology e-ISSN: 2395-0056, Vol. 5,
Issue 05, May 2018.
• This study is carried out on the development of the roadways which is very important and required to be
strong enough to support different loads. To meet these challenges plastic wastes are used in the forms of
strips of various sizes for identifying the required percentage amount of plastic strips and providing the
alternative way for disposing the plastic wastes.
• To study this reinforcing effect of mixed plastic strips in soil, a series of standard proctor and unsoaked CBR
tests have been conducted and based on this it is observed that the maximum dry density of plastic mix soil
decreases with increase of percentage of plastic strips, and for CBR increases with increase of percentage of
plastic strips within a certain limit.
• Based on this conclusion should be drawn is that by increasing the amount of plastic contents, the value of
the MDD decreases whereas the value of OMC increases. There is increase in CBR value for soil with
increasing the percentage of plastic strips. The maximum CBR value is obtained when the percentage of the
plastic strips is 0.8% of dry weight of soil. Hence 0.8% of strips having length of 2cm is considered as
required amount.
• 2. Babu, G.L. Sivakumar et.al (2010) studied strength and compressibility
response of plastic waste mixed soil.
• Based on experimental test results, it is observed that the strength of soil is improved
and compressibility reduced significantly with addition of a small percentage of
plastic waste to the soil. . According to his investigation, simple way of recycling
plastic water bottles in the field of civil engineering as reinforcing material. The
plastic waste mixed soil behaves as reinforced soil, similar to fiber reinforced soil.
• On basis of laboratory comparative study for clayey and composite soil. It shows
that, there is improvement in engineering properties of clayey plain soil, due to
randomly oriented optimum 2.0% plastic strips/chips. This will be help to develop
new pavement stabilization technique.
3.Miss Apurva J Chavan (Apr-2013), "Use of plastic waste in flexible pavements."
• Disposal of waste materials, including waste plastic bags has become a grave trouble and waste plastics arc burnt for apparent
disposal which cause environmental contamination. Use of waste plastic bags in bituminous mixes has proved that these
enhance the properties of mixtures in addition to solving disposal problems.
• Plastic waste which is cleaned is cut into a size such that it fades through 2-3mm sieve using shredding machine. The aggregate
mix is heated and the plastic is effectively coated over die aggregate. This plastic waste coated aggregate is mixed with hot
bitumen and the resulted mix is used for road construction.
• The use of the innovative technology will not only strengthen the road construction but also increase the road life as well as will
help to improve the environment, Plastic roads would be a boon for India's hot and extremely humid climate, where
temperatures frequently cross 50°C and torrential rains create havoc, leaving most of the roads with big potholes.

4. Prof. Harish C, Ashwini HM “Soil stabilization using plastic waste.”


• The waste plastic material i.e. plastic bottles are used in this project. The waste plastic bottles are taken and cut
into small strips. The addition of these small strips in the soil by different percentage and conduct tests such as
liquid limit, plastic limit, compaction test, CBR test etc.
• Then soil becomes stabilized i.e. increasing the load bearing capacity of the soil and also strength properties such
as shear strength with a controlled compaction. Soil stabilization by using waste plastic bottles which
significantly enhance the strength properties of the soil.
SUMMARY OF LITERATURE REVIEW

Following conclusions are drawn based on the studied conducted by various researchers.

• Annually, a lot of waste rubber and Plastic are generated and occupied a great space. It is necessary to
find a solution to solve this problem. Based on literature, one of the solutions is use of different size
waste rubber and plastic in soil reinforcement.
• Addition of stabilizer (High Density Polyethylene) HDPE in the soil improves the engineering
properties of the soil. HDPE being one of the most common type of plastic used in industrial
applications, contributes almost 90% of the total plastic waste alone.
• But, HDPE due to its consistent density and physical properties is a very effective and economical
choice to be used as an additive in the pavement construction. The volume occupied by the HDPE in
the total volume of mortar/concrete used increases the physical properties of soil beneath which it is
laid.
• The overall strength, bearing capacity and the value of CBR is also increased. As looking on to the
larger scale the plastic use can save a lot of capital without compromising for the quality of work.
SCOPE AND OBJECTIVE

• To increase the density and California Bearing Ratio (CBR) of soil using plastic as an
admixture.
• To provide an alternative solution for the disposal of plastic waste.
• To provide an economical solution for soil stabilization using plastic waste.
• To determine the optimum plastic content to be used.

• Through this project, a small attempt has been made at deducing a new method of
waste disposal in effective manner. This project aims at proposing a new method of
disposal of waste plastic by using them in stabilization admixture.
REFERENCES

1. Behaviour of soil by mixing of plastic strips – Tarun Kumar, Suryaketan, Joyanta


Maity Department of Civil Engg., Kolkata (IRJET) May 2018
2. Babu, G.L. Sivakumar et.al (2010). Comparison of strength of plastic mixed soil
with reinforced soil. December 16–18, 2010 IGS Mumbai Chapter & IIT Bombay.
3. Miss Apurva J Chavan, “Use of plastic waste in Flexible pavements” International
Journal of Application or Innovation in Engineering &Management (IJAIEM.)
Volume 2, Issue 4, ISSN 2319 – 4847, pp 540-552, 2013.
4. Prof. Harish C, Ashwini HM (2016) Stabilization of soil using plastic bottle strips as
an additive e-ISSN:2395- 0056, p-ISSN:2395-0072
THANK YOU

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