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Effectiveness of Coir Geocell for Reinforcing Base Course
Roadways play an important role in providing maximum service to everyone. Most often, flexible pavements are used for roads all over the world. India, a country with a diverse geography, has various soils, each with a unique strength characteristic. Poor soil properties are a major problem in the construction of pavements. The use of conventional materials for pavement bases poses a threat to the environment. Hence it is important to introduce a sustainable mode of construction. Kerala is the land of coconut trees and coir is obtained abundantly. Thus, coir geocells serve as good reinforcing material as it is environment friendly and has good engineering properties. This study deals with the strengthening of the base course of pavements using aggregates reinforced with coir geocell. In order to assess the performance of the base course, a model plate load test was carried out with and without geocell reinforcement. The findings indicated a substantial increase in both the modulus improvement factor and ultimate bearing capacity for the base course containing aggregate reinforced with coir geocell, in contrast to conventional aggregate bases. The effect of geocell reinforcement was also compared with the conventional aggregate bases.
Effectiveness of Coir Geocell for Reinforcing Base Course
Roadways play an important role in providing maximum service to everyone. Most often, flexible pavements are used for roads all over the world. India, a country with a diverse geography, has various soils, each with a unique strength characteristic. Poor soil properties are a major problem in the construction of pavements. The use of conventional materials for pavement bases poses a threat to the environment. Hence it is important to introduce a sustainable mode of construction. Kerala is the land of coconut trees and coir is obtained abundantly. Thus, coir geocells serve as good reinforcing material as it is environment friendly and has good engineering properties. This study deals with the strengthening of the base course of pavements using aggregates reinforced with coir geocell. In order to assess the performance of the base course, a model plate load test was carried out with and without geocell reinforcement. The findings indicated a substantial increase in both the modulus improvement factor and ultimate bearing capacity for the base course containing aggregate reinforced with coir geocell, in contrast to conventional aggregate bases. The effect of geocell reinforcement was also compared with the conventional aggregate bases.
Effectiveness of Coir Geocell for Reinforcing Base Course
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Sivakumar Babu, G. L. (editor) / Mulangi, Raviraj H. (editor) / Kolathayar, Sreevalsa (editor) / Mahima Babu, K. C. (author) / Salini, U. (author) / Pushpan, Swathy (author)
International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure: Innovation, Opportunities and Challenges ; 2023 ; Mangalore, India
2024-09-06
10 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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