Open AccessSoil Stabilization using Waste Cotton Clothes Coated with Bitumen
Author(s) -
Prathamesh Wagare,
Shubham Sutar,
Shruthi Virapannanavar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of engineering and management research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2394-6962
pISSN - 2250-0758
DOI - 10.31033/ijemr.11.3.10
Subject(s) - asphalt , clothing , stabilizer (aeronautics) , ultimate tensile strength , environmentally friendly , waste management , soil stabilization , environmental science , pulp and paper industry , materials science , soil water , composite material , engineering , soil science , structural engineering , ecology , archaeology , biology , history
Properties of soil can be enhanced by using different stabilization techniques. Cotton clothes have a high tensile Strength as compare to natural fibers. In this study waste cotton clothes coated with bitumen were used for stabilization of soil. As waste cotton clothes are cost effective and eco-friendly, they can be modified and used as effective reinforcement material/stabilizer. Experiment was carried out by adding 1% and 2% of waste cotton cloth coated with bitumen to improve its strength characteristics.