Influence Of Geo Synthetic Jute Fiber Along With Rha On Engineering Properties Of Black Cotton Soil

• Author(s):

  Milind Awalaker | Prof. Deepak Garg

• Keywords:

  Black Cotton Soil, California Bearing Ratio, Consistency Indices, Standard Proctor’s Test, Geosyntheticfibre.

• Abstract:

  Black Cotton (B.C) Soil Is Highly Plastic Clayey Soil. In Dry State, It Is Very Stiff That Clods May Not Be Effortlessly Pulverized To Be Treated For Its Use In Road Construction. This Poses Severe Troubles When Considered In Respect To Subsequent Performance Of Road .In Addition, The Softened Subgrade Has A Tendency To Upheave Into The Upper Layers Of Pavement, Mainly When Sub-base Consists Of Stone Soling With Lot Of Voids. Regular Intrusion Of Soaked B.C Soil Perpetually Leads To Road Failure. Roads Resting On B.C Soil Base Develop Undulation On Pavement Top Because Of Strength Loss Of Subgrade Through Softening At Time Of Monsoons. In The Current Study, Specific Gravity Test, Consistency Indices (Liquid Limit (LL), Plastic Limit (PL), And Plasticity Index (PI)), Modified Proctor’s Test, And California Bearing Ratio (CBR) Tests Will Be Executed On B.C Soil (Highly Clayey Soil) First By Mixing With Altered Percentage Of Rice Husk Ash (10% , 20% ,30% ,40% ) To Stabilize Soil And Then Percent Of Rice Husk Ash At Which Maximum CBR Is Gained Is Chosen For Further Experimental Work. . The Optimal Proportion (percentage) Of Rice Husk Ash At Which Maximum CBR Is Achieved Will Be Selected And Gets Reinforced With Varying Proportion (percentage) Of Geosyntheticfibre. Along With These Altered Percentages Of Reinforcement, The Optimal Quantity Of Fibre Required To Obtain Maximum Strength Is Well-known.

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• Paper id:

  IJSARTV12I1104535

• Published in:

  Volume: 12 Issue: 1 January 2026

• Publication Date:

  2026-01-28

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