Soil reinforcement with natural and man-made fibers is one of the techniques to improve a number of mechanical and physical properties of soils. Although basalt originated fibers are currently being used for concrete, it is not an easy task to find a source in literature concerning the use of basalt fibers for soil improvement. In this study, basalt fibers have been used for this new aim. This study is an investigation into evaluation of the increase in soil strength, which is reinforced, in different percentages, by basalt chopped fibers. A silty soil sample has been chosen for this study and has been mixed, with 6, 12, and 24 mm long basalt fiber at varying contents. The unconsolidated undrained triaxial tests show that the addition of 24 mm long fibers into soil gives the maximum improvement in strength and the optimum fiber content (by dry weight of soil) is 1.5%.
In order to find solutions to the increasing environmental problems in general and civil engineering in particular, several methods have been adopted. For example, synthetic and natural materials are increasingly used for soil improvement. In recent years, basalt fibers have been used for reinforcing concrete. But it is difficult to find the articles on the use of basalt fibers to strengthen the soil.It is in this perspective that this work is oriented on the study of mechanical behavior of consolidated saturated silty soils reinforced by basalt fibers. This study is conducted by using basalt fiber which is a natural and non-polluting material to improve the mechanical and physical properties of the soil by offering additional resistance to shear strength. The study involves adding different percentages (1%, 1.5% and 2%) of basalt fibers of different lengths of 6 mm, 12 mm and 24 mm in the silty soil. To properly conduct this study, 40 triaxial undrained unconsolidated tests (UU) were conducted on saturated silty soils which were consolidated under 100 kPa vertical stress. The results of these tests show that the addition of the basalt fiber has greatly enhanced the shear strength of the soil used in this study. The best improvement is observed for basalt fiber at 1.5% and 24 mm long. This improvement is expressed by an increase in the cohesion of this soil.
ÖzArtan çevresel problemlere çözüm bulabilmek için her alanda, özellikle de inşaat mühendisliğinde birçok yöntem uygulanagelmektedir. Örneğin zemin iyileştirmesinde yapay ve doğal malzemelerin kullanımı artarak devam etmektedir. Son yıllarda doğal bir malzeme olan bazalttan üretilen fiberler betonarme yapıların güçlendirmesinde yaygın bir şekilde kullanılmakta iken bazalt fiberlerin zemin iyileştirmesinde kullanılmasına yönelik çalışmaların sayısı son derece azdır. Buradan hareketle bu çalışmada doğal bir malzeme olan ve kirletici özelliği olmayan bazalttan üretilen bazalt fiberle güçlendirilmiş ve konsolide edilmiş doygun silt zeminin mekanik özelliklerinden kayma direncindeki artış incelenmiştir. Çalışmada, öncelikle doğal, sonrasında 6 mm, 12 mm ve 24 mm uzunluğundaki bazalt fiberlerin silt zemine %1, %1.5 ve %2 oranında katılmasıyla elde edilen numuneler 100 kPa düşey gerilme altında konsolide edilmiş ve doygun haldeki silt zeminden elde edilen toplam 40 numune üç eksenli hücre kesme deneyine tabi tutulmuştur. Deney sonuçlarına göre; doğal silt zemine basalt fiber ilavesi denenen her durumda drenajsız kayma direncini artırmış, en iyi iyileştirme 24 mm boyundaki fiberin %1.5 oranında zemine karıştırıldığı durumda elde edilmiştir.Anahtar Kelimeler: Zemin iyileştirme, konsolide edilmiş doygun silt zemin, bazalt fiber, üç eksenli deney *
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