Influence of UHMWPE on the expansion characteristics of expansive soil: Experimental studies
Yonggang Huang, Hongri Zhang, Rong Shen, Xianliang Tan, Xinzhong Wang, Yuexing Wu
TL;DR
This study shows how adding UHMWPE fibers to expansive soil can reduce its swelling, with optimal results at 0.3% fiber content and 9 mm length.
Contribution
The paper introduces UHMWPE fibers as a novel material for controlling expansive soil behavior and quantifies their effectiveness.
Findings
Swelling pressure and free swelling ratio decrease significantly with UHMWPE content and length up to thresholds.
Optimal UHMWPE content is 0.3% and length is 9 mm for maximum soil improvement.
Swelling pressure and fiber content have a quadratic relationship, while fiber length has a linear or power function relationship.
Abstract
This paper investigates the effectiveness of using Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) Fiber to improve expansive soil. The test results indicate that the amount and length of UHMWPE significantly affect the swelling pressure and free swelling ratio of the reinforced soil. The swelling pressure of reinforced expansive soil exhibits a significant negative correlation with both the UHMWPE content (p < 0.05) and its length. The free swelling ratio of reinforced expansive soil was significantly negatively correlated with both the content (p < 0.05) and length of UHMWPE. When the UHMWPE content exceeds 0.3% the weight of the soil, there is no significant decrease in the swelling pressure of the reinforced soil (p = 0.052, close to the threshold of significance). When the length of UHMWPE is greater than 9 mm, there is no significant decrease in the free swelling ratio of the…
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TopicsGeotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization · Innovative concrete reinforcement materials · Tribology and Wear Analysis