An Experimental Study On Stabilization Of Pekan Clay Using Polyethylene And Polypropylene

Many countries are expressing concern over the growing issues of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles and polypropylene (PP) products made by the household sector. The rapid increase in the generation of plastic waste all around the world is due to the economic development and population growth....

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Azhani, Zukri, Nazir, Ramli, Fatin Nabilah, Mender
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	AIP Publishing 2017
Subjects:	T Technology (General)
Online Access:	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/18828/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/18828/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/18828/1/PAPER%20AIP-PENANG.pdf

id	ump-18828
recordtype	eprints
spelling	ump-188282018-04-11T03:30:29Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/18828/ An Experimental Study On Stabilization Of Pekan Clay Using Polyethylene And Polypropylene Azhani, Zukri Nazir, Ramli Fatin Nabilah, Mender T Technology (General) Many countries are expressing concern over the growing issues of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles and polypropylene (PP) products made by the household sector. The rapid increase in the generation of plastic waste all around the world is due to the economic development and population growth. PP is the world's second-most widely produced synthetic plastic, after polyethylene. Statistics show that nearly 50% of the municipal solid waste in Malaysia comes from the institutional, industrial, residential, and construction waste. This paper presents the results of an investigation on the utilisation of fibres as products of PET bottles and PP products in order to improve the engineering properties of clay soil in Pekan. The soil samples were taken from Kampung Tanjung Medang, Pekan, Pahang. The basic properties of the clay soil were determined as follows; optimum moisture content: 32.5%, maximum dry density: 13.43 kN/m3, specific gravity: 2.51, liquid limit: 74.67%, plastic limit: 45.98%, and plasticity index: 28.69%. This investigation concentrates on the shear strength of the reinforced clay soils with PET and PP in random orientation. The reinforced soil samples were subjected to unconfined compression test (UCT) to differentiate their shear strength with that of the unreinforced soil. The tests found that the waste fibres (PET and PP) improved the strength properties of the Pekan clayey soils. The unconfined compressive strength (UCS) value increased with the increasing percentage of PET fibre and reached the optimum content at 10% reinforcement, where it showed the highest improvement of 365 kN/m2 from 325 kN/m2 and depleted when the optimum content reached 20% reinforcement. For PP fibre, the reinforced soil showed the highest UCS at 20% reinforcement with the improvement of 367 kN/m2. The study concluded that the PET and PP fibres can be utilised successfully as reinforcement materials for the stabilisation of clayey soils. The use of these waste compounds as alternative materials for clay soil stabilisation is reasonable and cost effective since they are constantly available. AIP Publishing 2017 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/18828/1/PAPER%20AIP-PENANG.pdf Azhani, Zukri and Nazir, Ramli and Fatin Nabilah, Mender (2017) An Experimental Study On Stabilization Of Pekan Clay Using Polyethylene And Polypropylene. In: International Conference Of Global Network For Innovative Technology And Awam International Conference In Civil Engineering (IGNITE-AICCE’17), 8–9 August 2017 , Penang, Malaysia. 030002-1.. ISBN 9780735415744 http://aip.scitation.org/toc/apc/1892/1
repository_type	Digital Repository
institution_category	Local University
institution	Universiti Malaysia Pahang
building	UMP Institutional Repository
collection	Online Access
language	English
topic	T Technology (General)
spellingShingle	T Technology (General) Azhani, Zukri Nazir, Ramli Fatin Nabilah, Mender An Experimental Study On Stabilization Of Pekan Clay Using Polyethylene And Polypropylene
description	Many countries are expressing concern over the growing issues of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles and polypropylene (PP) products made by the household sector. The rapid increase in the generation of plastic waste all around the world is due to the economic development and population growth. PP is the world's second-most widely produced synthetic plastic, after polyethylene. Statistics show that nearly 50% of the municipal solid waste in Malaysia comes from the institutional, industrial, residential, and construction waste. This paper presents the results of an investigation on the utilisation of fibres as products of PET bottles and PP products in order to improve the engineering properties of clay soil in Pekan. The soil samples were taken from Kampung Tanjung Medang, Pekan, Pahang. The basic properties of the clay soil were determined as follows; optimum moisture content: 32.5%, maximum dry density: 13.43 kN/m3, specific gravity: 2.51, liquid limit: 74.67%, plastic limit: 45.98%, and plasticity index: 28.69%. This investigation concentrates on the shear strength of the reinforced clay soils with PET and PP in random orientation. The reinforced soil samples were subjected to unconfined compression test (UCT) to differentiate their shear strength with that of the unreinforced soil. The tests found that the waste fibres (PET and PP) improved the strength properties of the Pekan clayey soils. The unconfined compressive strength (UCS) value increased with the increasing percentage of PET fibre and reached the optimum content at 10% reinforcement, where it showed the highest improvement of 365 kN/m2 from 325 kN/m2 and depleted when the optimum content reached 20% reinforcement. For PP fibre, the reinforced soil showed the highest UCS at 20% reinforcement with the improvement of 367 kN/m2. The study concluded that the PET and PP fibres can be utilised successfully as reinforcement materials for the stabilisation of clayey soils. The use of these waste compounds as alternative materials for clay soil stabilisation is reasonable and cost effective since they are constantly available.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Azhani, Zukri Nazir, Ramli Fatin Nabilah, Mender
author_facet	Azhani, Zukri Nazir, Ramli Fatin Nabilah, Mender
author_sort	Azhani, Zukri
title	An Experimental Study On Stabilization Of Pekan Clay Using Polyethylene And Polypropylene
title_short	An Experimental Study On Stabilization Of Pekan Clay Using Polyethylene And Polypropylene
title_full	An Experimental Study On Stabilization Of Pekan Clay Using Polyethylene And Polypropylene
title_fullStr	An Experimental Study On Stabilization Of Pekan Clay Using Polyethylene And Polypropylene
title_full_unstemmed	An Experimental Study On Stabilization Of Pekan Clay Using Polyethylene And Polypropylene
title_sort	experimental study on stabilization of pekan clay using polyethylene and polypropylene
publisher	AIP Publishing
publishDate	2017
url	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/18828/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/18828/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/18828/1/PAPER%20AIP-PENANG.pdf
first_indexed	2023-09-18T22:26:51Z
last_indexed	2023-09-18T22:26:51Z
_version_	1777416024040144896

An Experimental Study On Stabilization Of Pekan Clay Using Polyethylene And Polypropylene

Similar Items