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APPENDIX A: TABLES

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PHYSICAL
PROPERTIES

GRAIN SIZE
DISTRIBUTION DATA

VALUE

GRAVEL (%)

SAND (%)

CLAY+SILT (%)

100

SPECIFIC GRAVITY

2.56

LIQUID LIMIT

63

PLASTIC LIMIT

25

PLASTICITY INDEX

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IS CLASSIFICATION

CH

OMC (%)

24

MDD (g/cc)

1.588

Table 4.1: Index Properties of Black Cotton Soil

S. No.

Property

Description

1.

Shape

Triangular

2.

Cut length

6mm, 12mm

3.

Effective Diameter

25-40m

4.

Specific Gravity

0.90-0.91

5.

Melting Point

160-165oC

6.

Tensile Strength

320-490 MPa

7.

Youngs Modulus

> 4000 MPa

Table 4.2: Properties of Polypropylene Fibre

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PERCENTAGE OF ADDITIVE
SAMPLE
DESCRIPTION

PARENT SOIL
+
POLYPROPYLENE
FIBRE (6mm)
PARENT SOIL
+
POLYPROPYLENE
FIBRE (12mm)

COMPACTION
PROPERTIES
0%

0.05%

0.10%

0.15%

0.20%

0.25%

OMC
(%)

24

25

25.68

24.34

22.68

25

MDD
(g/cc)

1.588

1.566

1.552

1.588

1.589

1.579

OMC
(%)

24

23

23.85

23.5

23

22.17

MDD
(g/cc)

1.588

1.591

1.595

1.582

1.578

1.605

Table 4.3: Compaction Characteristics of Soil Stabilized With Polypropylene Fibre

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Variation of specimen heave with time (Table 4.4 to 4.14)

Time (hrs)

Initial dial gauge


reading (mm)

Final dial gauge


reading (mm)

Expansion (mm)

10.95

10.95

0.5

10.95

11.15

0.2

11.15

11.3

0.35

11.3

11.38

0.43

11.38

11.57

0.62

11.57

11.715

0.765

20

11.715

11.735

0.785

24

11.735

11.79

0.84

32

11.79

11.8

0.85

44

11.8

11.8

0.85

56

11.8

11.82

0.87

68

11.82

11.82

0.87

Table 4.4: Sample 1 (PARENT SOIL)

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Time (hrs)

Initial dial gauge


reading (mm)

Final dial gauge


reading (mm)

Expansion (mm)

12.43

12.43

0.5

12.43

12.43

12.43

12.47

0.04

12.47

12.5

0.07

12.5

12.54

0.11

12.54

12.55

0.12

20

12.55

12.63

0.2

24

12.63

12.66

0.23

32

12.66

12.68

0.25

44

12.68

12.71

0.28

56

12.71

12.72

0.29

68

12.72

12.72

0.29

Table 4.5: Sample 2 (BCS + 0.05%PPF (6mm))

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Time (hrs)

Initial dial gauge


reading (mm)

Final dial gauge


reading (mm)

Expansion (mm)

12.87

12.87

0.5

12.87

13.05

0.18

13.05

13.125

0.255

13.125

13.14

0.27

13.14

13.17

0.3

13.17

13.195

0.325

20

13.195

13.2

0.33

24

13.2

13.215

0.345

32

13.215

13.225

0.355

44

13.225

13.23

0.36

56

13.23

13.23

0.36

68

13.23

13.23

0.36

Table 4.6: Sample 3 (BCS + 0.1% PPF (6mm))

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Time (hrs)

Initial dial gauge


reading (mm)

Final dial gauge


reading (mm)

Expansion (mm)

13.37

13.37

0.5

13.37

13.48

0.11

13.48

13.565

0.195

13.565

13.66

0.29

13.66

13.79

0.42

13.79

13.82

0.45

20

13.82

13.91

0.54

24

13.91

13.91

0.54

32

13.91

13.97

0.6

44

13.97

13.99

0.62

56

13.99

13.99

0.62

68

13.99

13.99

0.62

Table 4.7: Sample 4 (BCS + 0.15%PPF (6mm))

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Time (hrs)

Initial dial gauge


reading (mm)

Final dial gauge


reading (mm)

Expansion (mm)

19.46

19.46

0.5

19.46

19.6

0.14

19.6

19.69

0.23

19.69

19.8

0.34

19.8

19.97

0.51

19.97

20.06

0.6

20

20.06

20.13

0.67

24

20.13

20.21

0.75

32

20.21

20.23

0.77

44

20.23

20.3

0.84

56

20.3

20.39

0.93

68

20.39

20.47

1.01

Table 4.8: Sample 5 (BCS + 0.2% PPF (6mm))

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Time (hrs)

Initial dial gauge


reading (mm)

Final dial gauge


reading (mm)

Expansion (mm)

12.58

12.58

0.5

12.58

12.85

0.27

12.85

12.9

0.32

12.9

12.94

0.36

12.94

12.96

0.38

12.96

12.98

0.4

20

12.98

13.04

0.46

24

13.04

13.04

0.46

32

13.04

13.04

0.46

44

13.04

13.04

0.46

56

13.04

13.04

0.46

68

13.04

13.04

0.46

Table 4.9: Sample 6 (BCS + 0.25% PPF (6mm))

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Time (hrs)

Initial dial gauge


reading (mm)

Final dial gauge


reading (mm)

Expansion (mm)

12.55

12.55

0.5

12.55

12.6

0.05

12.6

12.65

0.1

12.65

12.73

0.18

12.73

12.76

0.21

12.76

12.83

0.28

20

12.83

12.9

0.35

24

12.9

12.9

0.35

32

12.9

12.94

0.39

44

12.94

12.95

0.4

56

12.95

12.95

0.4

68

12.95

12.95

0.4

Table 4.10: Sample 7 (BCS + 0.05% PPF (12mm))

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Time (hrs)

Initial dial gauge


reading (mm)

Final dial gauge


reading (mm)

Expansion (mm)

14.44

14.44

0.5

14.44

14.58

0.14

14.58

14.68

0.24

14.68

14.77

0.33

14.77

14.8

0.36

14.8

14.9

0.46

20

14.9

15.01

0.57

24

15.01

15.05

0.61

32

15.05

15.06

0.62

44

15.06

15.09

0.65

56

15.09

15.09

0.65

68

15.09

15.09

0.65

Table 4.11: Sample 8 (BCS + 0.1%PPF (12mm))

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Time (hrs)

Initial dial gauge


reading (mm)

Final dial gauge


reading (mm)

Expansion (mm)

11.78

11.78

0.5

11.78

11.93

0.15

11.93

11.98

0.2

11.98

12.04

0.26

12.04

12.11

0.33

12.11

12.16

0.38

20

12.16

12.34

0.56

24

12.34

12.375

0.595

32

12.375

12.39

0.61

44

12.39

12.41

0.63

56

12.41

12.41

0.63

68

12.41

12.41

0.63

Table 4.12: Sample 9 (BCS + 0.15% PPF (12mm))

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Time (hrs)

Initial dial gauge


reading (mm)

Final dial gauge


reading (mm)

Expansion (mm)

13.45

13.45

0.5

13.45

13.53

0.08

13.53

13.53

0.08

13.53

13.53

0.08

13.53

13.6

0.15

13.6

13.69

0.24

20

13.69

13.74

0.29

24

13.74

13.74

0.29

32

13.74

13.75

0.3

44

13.75

13.75

0.3

56

13.75

13.79

0.34

68

13.79

13.79

0.34

Table 4.13: Sample 10 (BCS + 0.2% PPF (12mm))

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Time (hrs)

Initial dial gauge


reading (mm)

Final dial gauge


reading (mm)

Expansion (mm)

9.99

9.99

0.5

9.99

10.31

0.32

10.31

10.49

0.5

10.49

10.69

0.7

10.69

10.92

0.93

10.92

11.07

1.08

20

11.07

11.17

1.18

24

11.17

11.18

1.19

32

11.18

11.2

1.21

44

11.2

11.23

1.24

56

11.23

11.24

1.25

68

11.24

11.24

1.25

Table 4.14: Sample 11 (BCS + 0.25% PPF (12mm))

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Compression of expanded specimen w.r.t. load intensity (Table 4.15 - 4.25)


Load intensity (kg/cm2)

Compression (mm)

0.06

0.87

0.11

0.87

0.26

0.84

0.51

0.68

1.02

0.29

2.015

-0.66
Table-4.15: Sample-1 (Parent Soil)

Load intensity (kg/cm2)

Compression (mm)

0.06

0.29

0.11

0.29

0.26

0.2

0.51

-0.01

Table-4.16: Sample-2 (BCS+ 0.05% PPF (6mm)


Load intensity (kg/cm2)

Compression (mm)

0.06

0.36

0.11

0.36

0.26

0.23

0.51

-0.04

Table-4.17: Sample-3 (BCS+ 0.1% PPF (6mm))


Load intensity (kg/cm2)

Compression (mm)

0.06

0.62

0.11

0.62

0.26

0.6

0.51

0.355

1.02

-0.63

Table-4.18: Sample-4 (BCS+ 0.15 % PPF (6mm))

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Load intensity (kg/cm2)

Compression (mm)

0.06

1.01

0.11

1.01

0.26

1.01

0.51

0.8

1.02

0.48

2.015

0.04

4.002

-0.71

Table-4.19: Sample-5 (BCS+ 0.20% PPF (6mm))

Load intensity (kg/cm2)

Compression (mm)

0.06

0.46

0.11

0.46

0.26

0.37

0.51

0.175

1.02

-0.12

Table-4.20: Sample-6 (BCS+ 0.25% PPF (6mm))

Load intensity (kg/cm2)

Compression (mm)

0.06

0.4

0.11

0.38

0.26

0.28

0.51

0.2

1.02

-0.07

Table-4.21: Sample-7 (BCS+ 0.05% PPF (12mm))

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Load intensity (kg/cm2)

Compression (mm)

0.06

0.65

0.11

0.65

0.26

0.61

0.51

0.44

1.02

0.32

2.015

-0.09

Table-4.22: Sample-8 (BCS+ 0.1% PPF (12mm))

Load intensity (kg/cm2)

Compression (mm)

0.06

0.63

0.11

0.63

0.26

0.61

0.51

0.39

1.02

-0.04

Table-4.23: Sample-9 (BCS+ 0.15% PPF (12mm))

Load intensity (kg/cm2)

Compression (mm)

0.06

0.34

0.11

0.34

0.26

0.34

0.51

0.24

1.02

0.01

2.015

-0.43

Table-4.24: Sample-10 (BCS+ 0.2% PPF (12mm))

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Load intensity (kg/cm2)

Compression (mm)

0.06

1.25

0.11

1.25

0.26

1.12

0.51

0.91

1.02

0.81

2.015

0.38

4.002

-0.87

Table-4.25: Sample-11 (BCS+ 0.25 % PPF (12mm))

PERCENTAGE OF
POLYPROPYLENE
FIBRE

SAMPLE DESCRIPTION
PARENT SOIL
+
PPF (6mm)

PARENT SOIL
+
PPF (12mm)

0%

0.87

0.87

0.05%

0.29

0.4

0.1%

0.36

0.65

0.15%

0.62

0.63

0.2%

1.01

0.34

0.25%

0.46

1.25

Table 5.1: H (Change in thickness) of Fibre Reinforced Soil (mm)

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PERCENTAGE OF
POLYPROPYLENE
FIBRE

SAMPLE DESCRIPTION
PARENT SOIL
+
PPF (6mm)

PARENT SOIL
+
PPF (12mm)

0%

3.48%

3.48%

0.05%

1.16%

1.6%

0.1%

1.44%

2.6%

0.15%

2.48%

2.52%

0.2%

4.04%

1.36%

0.25%

1.84%

5%

Table 5.2: Swell Potential (%) of Fibre Reinforced Soil

PERCENTAGE OF
POLYPROPYLENE
FIBRE

SAMPLE DESCRIPTION
PARENT SOIL
+
PPF(6mm)

PARENT SOIL
+
PPF(12mm)

0%

1.3162

1.3162

0.05%

0.4902

0.8868

0.1%

0.4478

1.8586

0.15%

0.7256

0.9111

0.2%

2.0776

1.0333

0.25%

0.7233

2.9044

Table 5.3: Swell Pressure (kg/cm2) of Fibre Reinforced Soil

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