Laboratory investigation on re-using polyethylene (plastic) bag waste material for soil reinforcement in geotechnical (original) (raw)

Strips of shredded plastic material were used as reinforcement inclusions at concentrations of up to 0.3% by weight. The effect of varying dimensions of the strips was investigated by using strip lengths from 15 mm to 45 mm and strip widths from 6 mm to 18 mm. Soil strength parameters were obtained for composite specimen from which analyses were carried out to identify the extent of soil improvement.Laboratory results obtained favourably suggest that inclusion of this material in sandy soils would be effective for soil reinforcement in geotechnical engineering.