Strength and Settlement studies on basalt fiber reinforced marginal soil

Abstract

Abstract Laboratory soil tests had conducted footing settlement studies analysis for sand and soil, but still a research gap exist that not many studies were done for reinforced and stabilized earth. In thus study, an attempt is made to analyze the load vs. settlement characteristics of various reinforced soils using an small size square reaction tank of 50x 25x18 cm. Various reinforced soils such as Basalt fiber in 2% reinforcement and optimum moisture content for this proportions is found to be 10% and soil in the reaction tank is filled with this OMC and kept for 48 hours for mellowing. A 5-ton capacity loading frame is used for loading, settlement characteristics measurements were using precise dial gauges and load settlement curve were drawn.