Recycling plastic waste from water bottles has become one of the major challenges worldwide. The present study provides an approach for the use plastic waste as reinforcement material in soil. The experimental results in the form of stress-strain-pore water pressure response are presented. Based on experimental test results, it is observed that the strength of soil is improved and compressibility reduced significantly with addition of a small percentage of plastic waste to the soil. The use of the improvement in strength and compressibility response due to inclusion of plastic waste can be advantageously used in bearing capacity improvement and settlement reduction in the design of shallow foundations. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Oregon State Univ, Sch Civil & Construct Engn, Corvallis, OR 97331 USACatholic Univ Amer, Dept Civil Engn, Washington, DC 20064 USA
Yamamuro, Jerry A.
Abrantes, Antonio E.
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Clarkson Univ, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Potsdam, NY 13699 USACatholic Univ Amer, Dept Civil Engn, Washington, DC 20064 USA
Abrantes, Antonio E.
Lade, Poul V.
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Catholic Univ Amer, Dept Civil Engn, Washington, DC 20064 USACatholic Univ Amer, Dept Civil Engn, Washington, DC 20064 USA
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Transport Dev & Strategy Inst, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Univ Transport & Commun, Hanoi, Vietnam
Univ Transport Technol, Hanoi, VietnamTransport Dev & Strategy Inst, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Dong Van Dao
Hung Viet Tran
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Univ Transport & Commun, Hanoi, VietnamTransport Dev & Strategy Inst, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Hung Viet Tran
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Univ Transport Technol, Hanoi, VietnamTransport Dev & Strategy Inst, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Hai-Bang Ly
Tien-Thinh Le
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Phenikaa Univ, Fac Mech Engn & Mechatron, Hanoi, Vietnam
Phenikaa Res & Technol Inst PRATI, Hanoi, VietnamTransport Dev & Strategy Inst, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam