Strength Enhancement of Fibre Reinforced Peat with Fly Ash as Stabilized Subgrade Layer

• Main Authors: Siti Rozana, Romali, Norazzlina, M.Sa'don, Abdul Razak, Abdul Karim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Trans Tech Publications Ltd, Switzerland 2021
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/35944/1/peat1.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/35944/; https://www.scientific.net/DDF

High content of organic matter and fibre within peat results in a high degree of porosity; causing peat to have low bearing capacity. This study focuses on the application of nylon fibre as reinforcing material with fly ash as the chemical stabilizer to enhance the strength of the peat. The standard...