Abstract: The paper recycling process generates a sludge characterized by a high content of cellulose fiber. To understand the behavior of this fibrous material, this article presents an interpretation of the geotechnical behavior ...

Abstract: Previous studies of fiber soil reinforcement have shown significant improvement of the mechanical properties of soils, such as increased peak and postpeak strength, ductility, and tenacity. However, studies of such materials ...

Abstract: Often, the use of traditional techniques in geotechnical engineering faces obstacles of economical and environmental nature. The addition of cement becomes an attractive technique when the project requires improvement of ...

Abstract: High-pressure isotropic compression tests were carried out on reconstituted sand samples that were reinforced with cement, randomly distributed fibers, or both, making comparisons with the unreinforced sand and conducting ...

Abstract: The treatment of soils with cement is an attractive technique when the project requires improvement of the local soil for the construction of subgrades for rail tracks, as a support layer for shallow foundations and to ...

Abstract: The addition of lime is an attractive technique when the project requires improvement of the local soil. The treatment of soils with lime finds an application, for instance, in the construction of pavement base layers, in ...

Abstract: The results of drained triaxial tests on fiber reinforced and nonreinforced sand (Osorio sand) specimens are presented in this work, considering effective stresses varying from 20 to

Abstract: Unconfined compression tests, Brazilian tensile tests, and saturated drained triaxial compression tests with local strain measurement were carried out to evaluate the stress-strain behavior of a sandy soil improved through ...