Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Abstract: Analyzing the consolidation behavior of fine grained soils has been of interest to geotechnical engineers from practical point of view. In several considerations lime stabilization is less effective in importing consolidation behavior of fine grained soil, due to its brittle behavior. Whereas fine grain soil reinforced with fibers increases ductile behaviour, but its consolidation behaviour is marginal due to ductile behaviour. An attempt has been made in this study by using coir fiber waste to mitigate the brittleness in lime stabilized fine grained soil without compromising improvement in pre-consolidation behaviour of the matrix. The results revealed that reinforcing 0.5% (by weight of soil) discreet coir fiber to optimum line stabilized fine grained soil improves both ductility as well as pre-consolidation behaviour of soil-lime-coir matrix.