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  Stabilization of Black Cotton Soil with Blending of Coir Fiber

  By Dr. Ashutosh S. Trivedi, Priyank Goyal, Manoj Sharma

  Abstract: Stabilization of soil is a major challenge in civil engineering. About 20 % of land area in India is covered by black cotton soil. Structures built on black cotton soil may be damaged because of high swelling and shrinkage characteristics of this soil with variation of water content. Black cotton soil is an expansive soil which loses its strength in presence of water. On the other hand, it reflects behavior …

  Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2015 · pp. 8–11 Read article →