Engineering Characteristics of Soils Reinforced with Shredded Plastic Waste

There is a continuous attempt at seeking different, economical and environmental-friendly means of improving the strength soils. This work therefore studied effects shredded plastic waste (SPW) on selected To achieve aim study, lateritic soil samples were collected from two identified active borrow pits in Ile-Ife. Following standard procedures, following tests conducted soils their natural state: moisture content, grain size analysis, specific gravity, Atterberg limits, compaction, California bearing ratio (CBR). Subsequently, treated with SPW 4 %, 8 % 12 proportion by weight respectively. They then subjected to compaction CBR tests. The found have characteristics for sample A B respectively: gravity (2.70 2.51); liquid limit (40.40 61.00 %); (23.11 36.67 plasticity index (17.29 24.33 American Association State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) classification (A-3 A-2-7); maximum dry density (MDD) (1430 kg/m3 1510kg/m3); optimum content (OMC) (21.13 48.0 %). Results further showed that addition led slight improvement tested study concluded could be used improve