COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH AND SWELLING PROPERTIES OF RANDOMLY DISTRIBUTED FIBER REINFORCED CLAYEY SOIL

Abstract

This paper describes an experimental investigation on the compressive strength and swelling properties of clay reinforced with metal fiber. Different percentages of fibers mixed with soil were used to prepare specimens to be tested. The result of this study showed that both peak strength and strain at failure increased with increasing fiber content while swelling pressure and swelling potential decreased with the increase of fiber content. The suitable fiber content was found to be 8%.