STABILIZATION OF RED SOIL USING GLASS FIBER AND QUARRY DUST

STABILIZATION OF RED SOIL USING GLASS FIBER AND QUARRY DUST

Rohini E1, Nagaraju V2, Vijayalakshmi M3

1Assistant professor, Dept of Civil Engineering, Lingayas Institute of Management and Technology, Madalavarigudem, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India

2,3UG students, Dept of Civil Engineering, Lingayas Institute of Management and Technology, Madalavarigudem, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India

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Abstract - Red soil covers a large portion of land in India. This soil is found in areas with low rainfall and is not capable of retaining moisture. Red soil possesses lower strength compared to other soils due to its porous and friable structure.  To improve the engineering and strength properties of this red soil, soil stabilization can be carried out by adding some admixtures to this soil. Soil stabilization is one of the promising techniques used to improve the geotechnical properties of soil and has become major practice in construction engineering. This project aims to conduct a study to check the improvements in properties of red soil by adding glass fiber and quarry dust. By varying percentages of quarry dust and glass fiber, the soil parameters, such as grain size, compaction, shear strength, liquid limit, plastic limit, maximum dry density and free swell index may be studied.

Key words:  Soil stabilization, admixtures, quarry dust, glass fiber.