The Effect of Reinforcement of Bamboo Matting, Bamboo Grids, and Geotextiles on Non-Woven Increasing the Carrying Capacity of Clay Soil Using the Loading Test

Abstract

Nowadays, various soil improvement methods have been developed. One of them is the soil reinforcement method as an alternative solution to subsidence and low soil bearing capacity. This study aimed to determine the effect of reinforcing bamboo mats, bamboo grids, and geotextiles non-woven on increasing the bearing capacity of clay soil and comparing the bearing capacity of each variation with the value of the bearing capacity without reinforcement. This research is an experimental study using the loading method with the modeling of the underburdened soil conditions. This study uses woven bamboo reinforcement, bamboo grids, and geotextiles non-woven. Each effect of the reinforcing material on the clay is sought for the ultimate bearing capacity value. The results showed that: (1) the type of soil according to the USCS classification in Kalangan Hamlet, Bangunjiwo Village, Kasihan District, Bantul Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region is inorganic clay with high plasticity, fat clays with code CH (high clay plasticity). According to AASHTO, the soil classified in group A-7-6 (40), (2) the addition of reinforcing bamboo mats, grids bamboo, and geotextiles non-woven can increase the ultimate bearing strength (3) strengthening the bamboo grid can provide an increase in value. The ultimate bearing strength (qult), which is dominant, is 3.4 times that of the original soil without reinforcement with a bearing capacity ratio (BCR) of 3.44 or a 234.43% increase in percentage. This study shows that bamboo is more effective in transferring and spreading loads to the soil.