Effect of fiber content on mechanical parameters ofcemented soils

Soil-cement is a is a combination of Portland cement, soil and water that sticks togetherdue to hydration of cement and compression of its components and creates a dense,durable compound which has low permeability and is resistant to erosion. Due to thefact that soil-cement materials are brittle, they do not show suitable performance undertensile load to failure. In order to compensate for this flaw, we have used three types offibres to reinforce the materials which are: jute (which is a natural fibre) polypropyleneand steel (Which are synthetic fibres). The results show that compressive, tensile andflexural strengths of soil-cement materials improve dramatically by adding fibres withvarious to the matrix.

Keywords:

Soil-cement , Fiber Content , Failure , matrix.