Evaluation of the mechanic behavior of fiber reinforcement in a fine sandy lateritic soil applies in pavement layers / Avaliação do comportamento mecânico de um solo arenoso fino laterítico reforçado com fibras para uso em pavimentação

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2009

RESUMO

The propose of this study is to evaluate the effect of the randomly distributed fiber reinforcement in the compression and tension resistances, deformability and resilient modulus of a fine sandy lateritic soil (FSLS) for base layer of pavements. Glass fibers and polypropylene fibers were studied. The first was added in contents of 0,5%, 1,0% and 1,5% with lengths of 13 mm and 24 mm. For the second, the contents of 0,2%, 0,4% and 0,6% were used with lengths of 12 mm and 30 mm. The compaction tests show slight variation of optimum moisture content and a decrease of the maximum dry unit weight for both fibers. Unconfined compression tests, brazilian tension tests and cyclic triaxial compression tests were carried out to determine the mechanic behavior of the soil and composite materials. The samples were dried in ambient condition for 24 hours and than wrapped up in film paper and stored for 48 hours in humid camera to homogenize the humidity. This procedure was adopted intending to simulate the constructive process adopted in pavement with lateritic soil bases. With some mixtures, complementary tests in the optimum moisture content were carried out. For the unconfined compression tests, the reinforcement with polypropylene fiber did not influence in the rupture tension, increased the rupture deformation and decreased the initial and maximum tangent modulus. The glass fiber reduced the rupture tension, increased the rupture deformation and decreased the initial and maximum tangent modulus. In the diametrical compression tests, there was not any alteration for the resistance adding the glass fiber, while for the polypropylene fiber there was an increase of the resistance for highest fiber contents. Four models were used to represent the resilient modulus behavior with relationship to the tensions state, and, between those, the compost model had the best performance. A simulation of a pavement composed with FSLS bases show that adding fibers, in any condition, the resilient modulus decrease. Finally, concluded that, with the conditions and materials used I this research, the fiber reinforcement would not be indicated for a FSLS apply in a base layer of pavement.

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fine sandy lateritic soil pavements mechanic behavior solo arenoso fino laterítico reforço com fibras fibras comportamento mecânico fiber reinforcement fibers

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