Improvement of Strength Reinforced by Sugarcane Fibre

Abstract

Soil is a base of structure, which supports the structure from beneath and distributes the load effectively. If the stability of the soil is not adequate, then failure of structure occurs in form of settlement, cracks, etc. Which can be prevented by soil reinforcement which is introduced in the field of geotechnical engineering by improving properties of soil. Which is the most popular techniques used for the improvement of poor soil. It causes significant improving in shear strength, bearing capacity, as well as economy. Many research has been conducted for stabilization of soil by using cementing, chemical materials, e.g. Fly ash, cement, Calcium chloride, etc. Today world is facing severe problem of disposal of agricultural waste. There are many natural fibre and synthetic fibre available in the market like Jute fibre, coconut fibre, palm fibre, sugar cane fibre and glass fibre, nylon fibre, polypropylene fibre, etc. Sugar cane fibre have chosen for soil stabilization in this study. Sugar cane fibre have been taken from sugarcane waste that is after extrusion of juice. In this experimental study, the fibre content has been taken 0.2%, 0.4% and 0.6% of the soil. After conducting series of experiment concluded that after mixing sugar cane fibre 0.6% of soil that is optimum fibre content, significant increment in angle of friction and decrement in the cohesion of soil is obtained.