laboratory study on improvement of soft soils by combined bamboo strip and flax fiber reinforcement.

Construction of building on weak clayey soil is highly risky, on geotechnical grounds due to poor strength of the clayey soil. Soil is to improve the engineering properties of soil by soil stabilization. Soil stabilization is the process which includes the physical properties of the soil in order to increase its strength, durability etc. by mixing with additives. The mixtures used for soil stabilization are bamboo strips and flax fibre. It also decreases the intensity of stress on subgrade. Bamboo fiber and flax fibers are such a geosynthetic material which is easily available, eco-friendly and also low cost. With the application of soil stabilization method in construction the overall cost gets reduced when compared to the ordinary method of construction. In this study, we make use of bamboo and flax materials as reinforcements to increase the soil conditions for better construction.