Project Synopsis Final 2

Synopsis
on
“SOIL STABILIZATION BY USING BASALT FIBERS”
Submitted to Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati in Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree of BACHELOR in CIVIL ENGINEERING.
Submitted By
Prajwal.N.Taori Jayesh P. Kharat
Vinay D. Wankhade Tejas P. Sapkal
Sushant.S.Zmare Anuj Raut
Jaykumar U. Dhokane Akash P. Jadhao
Department of Civil Engineering

P.R.Pote (Patil) College of Engineering &Research, Amravati
2022-2023
P.R.Pote (Patil) College of Engineering &Research, Amravati
Department of Civil Engineering
Format for Submission of Project Synopsis
Title page:
1. Title (Proposed topic)
2. Aim & Objectives
3. Brief Literature review
4. Proposed Methodology
5. References
Title:
SOIL STABILIZATION BY USING BASALT FIBERS
Aim & Objectives:
• Soil reinforcement is widely adopted to improve several mechanical and physical properties of
soils. Natural and man-made fibers have been used for centuries as reinforcement materials.
The idea behind the reinforcement is to randomly add fibers to the soils and improve their
engineering characteristics, such as shear strength and compressibility .
• Basalt is a type of volcanic rock and a natural material. It can be used in civil engineering for
many purposes, such as crushed rock in highway engineering or siding and flooring materials
in buildings. In addition to glass, carbon and aramid fibers, basalt originated fibers were also
used in concrete as an alternative reinforcement material, after being subjected to a melting and
spinning procedure.
• The chief properties of a soil with which the construction engineer is concerned are volume
stability, strength, permeability and durability. In recent times, with the increase in the demand
for infrastructure, raw materials and fuel, soil Soil stabilization has started to take a new shape
• With the availability of better research, materials and equipment, it is emerging as a popular
and cost effective method for soil improvement. Here, in this project, soil stabilization has been
done with the help of randomly distributed basalt fiber obtained from crushed basaltic rocks.
• Heavy structures such as highways, bridges, highway embankments need good foundation
soil. The use of natural or man-made fibers in sub grade soils is one of soil improvement
technology for heavy projects
Literature review:
1) Gao Lei, Guohui Hu,et.al, “Experimental Study on Unconfined Compressive Strength of

Basalt Fiber Reinforced Clay Soil”, Hindawai Publishing Corporation, 2015.
➢ According to this study, a series of unconfined compressive strength tests conducted on clay soil
reinforced with basalt fiber have been performed under the condition of optimum water content and
maximum dry density. Both the content and length of basalt fiber are considered in this paper.
2) Ndepete C.P., Sert S, “Use of Basalt Fibers for Soil Improvement”, International
Conference on Computational and Experimental Science and Engineering, Volume 130, 2016.
➢ Soil reinforcement with natural and man-made fibers is one of the techniques to improve a
number of mechanical and physical properties of soils. Although basalt originated fibers
are currently being used for concrete, it is not an easy task to find a source in literature
concerning the use of basalt fibers for soil improvement. In this study, basalt fibers have
been used for this new aim.
3) Gisymol P George, Ramya K, “A Study on the Effect of Basalt Fiber in Organic Soil”,
IOSR Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Volume 14, Issue 4, 2017.
➢ Basalt fiber is an inorganic fiber which uses natural basalt ore as raw material. The basalt
fiber has natural compatibility, excellent mechanical properties, high temperature, and acid
and alkali resistance. The objective of this paper is to explore the potential use of natural
basalt fiber in improving the geotechnical properties of organic soil. Both the content and
length of basalt fiber were considered in this paper.
4) International Journal for Research in Engineering Applications & Management

(IJREAM),Special issue-IRCTET-2018 ISSN :2454-9150,"Study of Basalt Fiber On
Compaction Characteristics of Black Cotton Soil".
➢ With increase of population demand of land increases, therefore civil engineering

structures have to be carried out on weak or soft soil. Various ground improvement
techniques such as soil stabilization and reinforcement are employed to improve
mechanical behavior of black cotton soil. Black cotton soil is one of the major soil deposits
of the India. It exhibit high swelling and shrinkage when subjected to change in moisture
content and hence it is very troublesome for engineering consideration.
3)Proposed Methodology/ Planning of work:
Soil : Soil was brought from the place 10 meters away from the college campus. It was dark
brown in color. About 100-120 kg of soil was brought, sieved and oven dried for 24 hours and
various tests were conducted on the soil
TESTS : Various test such as Atterberg’s limit, compaction characteristics and strength
characteristics of organic soil was studied in the proposed work with the different percentage of
stabilizing material i.e. basalt fibers. The main objective of proposed work is to carry out
laboratory investigation on stabilized soil.
The following tests were carried out on various soil samples with and without basalt
fibers.
o Atterberg’s Limits Test
o Liquid Limit
o Plastic Limit
o Shrinkage limit
o Water content
o Specific gravity
o Free swell index
o Standard Proctor Test
o Triaxial compressive test
Basalt Rock and Basalt Fibers : The basalt fiber is made from crushed basalt fiber from volcanic
rocks it is a non-metallic natural fiber. It is economical and environment friendly when compared
to other fibers, it has unique physical characteristics and excellent mechanical properties such as
resistance to high temperature, acid and alkali resistance and wave adsorption characteristics. In
this study chopped basalt fiber is used.
TESTS RESULTS
CONCLUSIONS : In Standard Proctor Test, inclusion of basalt fibers on soil increases the MDD
of soil and decreases the OMC of soil, as compared to the soil without inclusion of fibers.
References:
1. Arora, K. R. (2004). “Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering”, Standard Publishers
Distributors.
2. Ayothiraman, R., & Singh, A. (2017). “Improvement of soil properties by basalt fiber
reinforcement”: 403–412. 3. Babu, G. L. S., Vasudevan, A. K. and Sayida, M. K. (2008) “Use of
Coir Fibers for Improving the Engineering Properties of Expansive Soils”, Journal of Natural
Fibers, 5(1): 61-75. 4. Bairagi, Harshita., Yadav, R.K., (2014) “Effect of Jute Fiber’s on
Engineering Characteristics of Black Cotton Soil”, International Journal Of Engineering Science
and Research Technology, ISSN: 2277-9655. 5. Das, B.M. (2002) “Principles of Geotechnical
Engineering”, 5th Edition
P.R.Pote (Patil) College Of Engineering & Research , Amravati
Sr.No Name Of Students Roll No. Signature
1 Prajwal.N.Taori 4254
2 Sushant.S.Zamare 4268
3 Jayesh.P.Kharat 4241
4 Vinay.D.Wankhade 4275
5 Tejas.P.Sapkal 4270
6 Anuj.A.Raut 4232
7 Jaykumar.U.Dhokane 4242
8 Akash.P.Jadhao 4228

Project Synopsis Final 2

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Project Synopsis Final 2

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Title

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Project Synopsis Final 2

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Synopsis

“SOIL STABILIZATION BY USING BASALT FIBERS”

Requirements for the Degree of BACHELOR in CIVIL ENGINEERING.

Vinay D. Wankhade Tejas P. Sapkal

Sushant.S.Zmare Anuj Raut

Jaykumar U. Dhokane Akash P. Jadhao

Department of Civil Engineering

Department of Civil Engineering

Format for Submission of Project Synopsis

Aim & Objectives:

1) Gao Lei, Guohui Hu,et.al, “Experimental Study on Unconfined Compressive Strength of

4) International Journal for Research in Engineering Applications & Management

➢ With increase of population demand of land increases, therefore civil engineering

Sr.No Name Of Students Roll No. Signature

You might also like