A prediction model for the tensile strength of cement-admixed clay with randomly orientated fibres

References

• Balaguru, P. N., & Shah, S. P. (1992). Fibre-reinforced cement composites. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
   Google Scholar
• Building Research Establishment. (1976). A study of the properties of Cem-FIL/OPC composites. Current Paper CP 38/76. Garston, UK:  Building Research Establishment.
   Google Scholar
• Clough, G. W., Sitar, N., Bachus, R. C., & Rad, N. S. (1981). Cemented sands under static loading. Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division, ASCE, 107, 799–817.
   Google Scholar
• Consoli, N. C., Bassani, M. A. A., & Festugato, L. (2010). Effect of fiber-reinforcement on the strength of cemented soils. Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 28, 344–351.10.1016/j.geotexmem.2010.01.005
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Consoli, N. C., Prietto, P. D. M., & Ulbrich, L. A. (1998). Influence of fiber and cement addition on behavior of sandy soil. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 124, 1211–1214.10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(1998)124:12(1211)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Consoli, N. C., Rizzatti de Moraes, R., & Festugato, L. (2013). Variables controlling strength of fibre-reinforced cemented soils. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Ground Improvement, 166, 221–232.10.1680/grim.12.00004
   Google Scholar
• Consoli, N. C., Vendruscolo, M. A., Fonini, A., & Dalla Rosa, F. (2009). Fiber reinforcement effects on sand considering a wide cementation range. Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 27, 196–203. doi:10.1016/j.geotexmem.2008.11.005
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Correia, A. A. S., Oliveira, P. J. V., & Custódio, D. G. (2015). Effect of polypropylene fibres on the compressive and tensile strength of a soft soil, artificially stabilised with binders. Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 43, 97–106.10.1016/j.geotexmem.2014.11.008
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Dass, R. N., Yen, S. C., Dass, B. M., Puri, V. K., & Wrigth, M. A. (1994). Tensile stress-strain characteristics of lightly cemented sand. Geotechnical Testing Journal, 17, 305–314.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Fu, S. Y., & Lauke, B. (1996). Effects of fiber length and fiber orientation distributions on the tensile strength of short-fiber-reinforced polymers. Composites Science and Technology, 56, 1179–1190.10.1016/S0266-3538(96)00072-3
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hannant, D. J. (1978). Fibre cements and fibre concretes. New York, NY: Wiley.
   Google Scholar
• Horpibulsk, S., Rachan, R., Suddeepong, A., & Chinkulkijniwat, A. (2011). Strength development in cement admixed Bangkok clay: Laboratory and field investigations. Soils and Foundations, 51, 239–251.10.3208/sandf.51.239
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Horpibulsuk, S., Miura, N., & Nagaraj, T. S. (2003). Assessment of strength development in cement-admixed high water content clays with Abrams’ law as a basis. Géotechnique, 53, 439–444.10.1680/geot.2003.53.4.439
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lataste, J. F., Barnett, S. J., Parry, T., & Soutsos, M. N. (2011). Study of fibre distribution and orientations in UHPFRC by electrical resistivity and mechanical tests. European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, 15, 533–544.10.1080/19648189.2011.9693345
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Li, J., Tang, C. S., Wang, D. Y., Pei, X. J., & Shi, B. (2014). Effect of discrete fibre reinforcement on soil tensile strength. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 6, 133–137.10.1016/j.jrmge.2014.01.003
   Google Scholar
• Li, V. C., & Stang, H. (1997). Interface property characterization and strengthening mechanisms in fiber reinforced cement based composites. Advanced Cement Based Materials, 6, 1–20.10.1016/S1065-7355(97)90001-8
   Google Scholar
• Maheshwari, K. V., Desai, A. K., & Solanki, C. H. (2011). Performance of fiber reinforced clayey soil. Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 16, 1067–1082.
   Google Scholar
• Miura, N., Horpibulsuk, S., & Nagaraj, T. S. (2001). Engineering behavior of cement stabilized clay at high water content. Soils and Foundations, 41, 33–45.10.3208/sandf.41.5_33
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rahman, M., Taiyab, M., Siddique, A., & Uddin, K. (2008). A shortcut method for predicting strength of cement treated soft Bangladesh clays and the alteration of other engineering parameters. Geotechnical Engineering, 39, 159–167.
   Google Scholar
• Ranjan, G., Vasan, R. M., & Charan, H. D. (1996). Probabilistic analysis of randomly distributed fiber-reinforced soil. Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 122, 419–426.10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9410(1996)122:6(419)
   Google Scholar
• Sharma, V., Vinayak, H. K., & Marwaha, B. M. (2015). Enhancing compressive strength of soil using natural fibers. Construction and Building Materials, 93, 943–949.10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.05.065
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Soetens, T., Van Gysel, A., Matthys, S., & Taerwe, L. (2013). A semi-analytical model to predict the pull-out behaviour of inclined hooked-end steel fibres. Construction and Building Materials, 43, 253–265.10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2013.01.034
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sukontasukkul, P., & Jamsawang, P. (2012). Use of steel and polypropylene fibers to improve flexural performance of deep soil-cement column. Construction and Building Materials, 29, 201–205.10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2011.10.040
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tang, C., Shi, B., Gao, W., Chen, F., & Cai, Y. (2007). Strength and mechanical behavior of short polypropylene fiber reinforced and cement stabilized clayey soil. Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 25, 194–202.10.1016/j.geotexmem.2006.11.002
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tang, C., Wang, D., Cui, Y., Shi, B., & Li, J. (2016). Tensile strength of fiber-reinforced soil. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 28, 04016031-1–04016031-13.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Terashi, M., Tanaka, H., Mitsumoto, T., Niidome, Y., & Honma, S. (1980). Fundamental properties of lime and cement treated soils. Report of the Port and Harbour Research Institute (Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 33–62). Yokosuka: Ministry of Transport. (in Japanese).
   Google Scholar
• Ud-din, S., Marri, A., & Wanatowski, D. (2011). Effect of high confining pressure on the behaviour of fibre reinforced sand. Geotechnical Engineering Journal of the SEAGS & AGSSEA, 42, 69–76.
   Google Scholar
• Xiao, H. W. (2009). Yielding and failure of cement treated soil (Ph.D. thesis). Singapore:  National University of Singapore.
   Google Scholar
• Xiao, H. W., Lee, F. H., & Chin, K. G. (2014). Yielding of cement-treated marine clay. Soils and Foundations, 54, 488–501.10.1016/j.sandf.2014.04.021
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Xiao, H. W., Lee, F. H., Zhang, M. H., & Yeoh, S. Y. (2013). Fiber reinforced cement treated clay. In D. Pierre, D. Jacques, F. Roger, P. Alain, & S. Francois (Eds.), Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (pp. 2633–2636), Paris, September 2–6.
   Google Scholar
• Yetimoglu, T., & Salbas, O. (2003). A study on shear strength of sands reinforced with randomly distributed discrete fibers. Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 21, 103–110.10.1016/S0266-1144(03)00003-7
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zhan, Y., & Meschke, G. (2014). Analytical model for the pullout behavior of straight and hooked-end steel fibers. Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 140, 04014091.10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0000800
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar