Soil Stabilization by Using Raw Plastic

The best method for improving the physical properties of the soil like; increasing strength such as shear strength, bearing capacity etc. is the process of soil stabilization. This process includes addition of the admixtures into the soil in order to increase the properties of the soil. The admixtures such as; cement, lime ad waste materials like fly-ash, phosphor gypsum, etc. are very expensive materials. The cost of these kind of admixtures is increasing day by day as the technology is improving around the every corner of the society. In recent technology research, utilization of the waste materials likes plastic, bamboo etc. The widely used thing in today’s society is the plastic. The disposal of these plastic wastes causes the ecological hazards, a big is a useful thing in stabilization. In the modern world, there is a scarcity of a good soil. Since the low availability of un-stabilized soils makes it difficult admixtures to the soil. These plastic waste materials like plastic bottles are used in this project. For this to happen the plastic bottles are cut down into small strip like pieces. The addition of these small strips in the soil by different percentage and conduct tests such as liquid limit, plastic limit, compaction test, CBR test etc. Then soil becomes stabilized i.e, increasing the load bearing capacity of the soil and also strength properties such as shear strength with a controlled compaction. Soil stabilization by using waste plastic bottles which significantly enhance the strength properties of the soil. KEY WORDS: Soil Stabilization, Lime, Portland Cement, Raw Plastic, Plastic bottles.