Compaction and strength behavior of lime-coir fiber treated Black Cotton soil

Geomechanics and Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-28

  Ramesh, H N ^a   Manoj Krishna, K V ^a   Mamatha, H V ^a  

^a BANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aspect ratio; Coir fibers; Lime; Maximum dry density; Unconfined compressive strength

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; COMPACTION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COTTON; FIBERS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; LIME; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT;

COIR FIBERS; DUCTILITY BEHAVIORS; GROUND IMPROVEMENT; MAXIMUM DRY DENSITY; OPTIMUM COMBINATION; STRENGTH BEHAVIOR; STRENGTH PROPERTY; UNCONFINED COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

SOILS;

COIR; COMPACTION; COMPRESSION STRENGTH; COTTON; FIBERS; LIME; PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; SOIL;

EID: 78651583999     PISSN: 2005307X     EISSN: 20926219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/gae.2010.2.1.019     Document Type: Article

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