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Mishra
Post Graduate Student
Department of Civil Engineering,
Madan Mohan Malviya University of
Technology, Gorakhpur, India
Email: ravi12mishra@gmail.com
2Dr.S.M
Ali Jawaid
Associate Professor
Department of Civil Engineering,
Madan Mohan Malviya University of
Technology, Gorakhpur, India
Email: smaj@rediffmail.com
ABSTRACT: This paper illustrates the possibility of utilization of the fly ash generated from the
coal/lignite based thermal power plants through ground improvement technique, leading to an effective
waste management. In this study samples were prepared by mixing different percentage of fly ash with
different percentage of soil, with an aim to compare strength gain with geo-fiber. Fly-ash mixed with
highly compressible soil and reinforced with geo-fiber may find potential applications in road and
embankment constructions with due regards for its strength characteristics, durability, longevity and
environmental safety.
KEYWORDS: Generation; Utilization; Environmental safety
1. INTRODUCTION
Fly ash closely resembles volcanic ashes used in
production of the earliest known hydraulic
cements about 2,300 years ago. Those cements
were made near the small Italian town of
Pozzuoli which later gave its name to the term
pozzolan. A pozzolan is a siliceous/aluminous
material that, when mixed with lime and water,
forms a cementations compound. The difference
between fly ash and portland cement becomes
apparent under a microscope. Fly ash particles
are almost totally spherical in shape, allowing
them to flow and blend freely in mixtures. That
capability is one of the properties making fly ash
a desirable admixture for concrete.
The aim of the work is to stabilize the fly ash
obtained from thermal power plant by mixing it
with soil and geo-fiber, which can subsequently
be utilized for various geotechnical and highway
engineering applications such as filling of
embankments, construction of highways,
replacement of poor subgrade soil etc.
Soil
ii.
Fly Ash
iii.
Geofiber
2.1 Soil
The soil sample which was collected from
Ravindra Nagar (Dhoos) Kushinagar. The
engineering properties, proctors compaction
test and grain size distribution curve of the soil
is given in Table 1 and, Fig 1, Fig 2 respectively.
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3. GEOFIBER
The various types of synthetic fiber that may be
used for strengthening the soil or fly ash are
polypropylene, nylon, plastic, glass asbestos etc.
These are preferred over natural fibers because
of their higher strength and resistance.
Polypropylene fiber are resistant to acidic,
alkaline and chemical. These fibers have high
tensile strength, resistance to sea water and
melting point i.e. 850 C. poly amide has inherent
defect of getting affected by the ultraviolet rays
from sun but when the fibers are enbeded in soil
are not affected by solar radiation. Synthetic
fibers are also show a great biological
resistance. The important properties of
polypropylene are its versatility, excellent
chemical resistance, low density, high melting
point and moderate cost. All these make it an
important fiber in construction applications. So
far as fiber structure of polypropylene is
concerned, it is composed of crystalline and
non- crystalline regions. Fiber spinning and
rawing may cause the orientation of both
crystalline and amorphous regions. The degree
of crystallinity of polypropylene fiber is
generally between 50-60%, depending on
processing condition. Crystallization occurs
between glass transition temperature and
equilibrium melting point. Polypropylene fibers
are being used extensively throughout the USA
and Canada in all types of concrete construction,
and they have proven to be an effective method
of controlling shrinkage cracks in concrete.
Polypropylene fibers were tested in eight
different media (distilled water, iron, bacteria
culture, seawater and soil) for seventeen
months and found no degradation. Result
showed that there was no change in tensile
strength. Plastic fiber shows loss in strength
with temperature. Nylon is comparable with
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