Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Introduction: This paper presents an experimental investigation that aims to study the influence of silt content, glass fiber content, and their combined effect on the shear behavior of silty sand. For this purpose, a series of tests using direct shear apparatus (as methods) were carried out on sand mixed with various silt and fiber contents. Samples were prepared with a relative density of 50 %, and each mixture was tested at three different normal stresses. The experimental results indicated an increase in shear strength at 10 % silt content, followed by a decrease in shear strength with increasing silt content from 10 % to 30 %. It was also found that 0.5 % is the optimal content that can be added to sand-silt mixtures to enhance their shear strength and friction angle, although the mixtures become more contractive.
Source: Architecture and Engineering
Authors: Feknous Hadjer, Della Noureddine, Denine Sidali, Missoum Benziane Mehdi, Flitti Abdelhamid, Sert Sedat, Ertan Bol, Apkyn Ozocak
Language: English
Subfield: Civil and Structural Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $129
OpenAlex ID: W4403605456