Shear strength behaviour of sugarcane bagasse reinforced soils

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dc.contributor.advisorKalumba, Denisen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorOderah, Vincenten_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-23T14:50:54Z
dc.date.available2016-06-23T14:50:54Z
dc.date.issued2015en_ZA
dc.description.abstractSugarcane is considered as the most abundant plant based crop grown in the tropics and part of the temperate climates. Its by-product, sugarcane bagasse, constitutes 30% of the total production. In the past, it was considered as waste material but contemporaries through innovative research projects over the years have found uses for it. Among these projects is soil reinforcement, which provides an alternative application to industrial by-products and natural fibres as a way of reducing their environmental footprints and contributing to sustainable geotechnics. Although bagasse morphological composition contains structural elements ideal for reinforcement and composite materials, it has received little research as a standalone reinforcement material. Because of this, a direct shear test was therefore initiated to establish the usefulness of using sugarcane bagasse as a soil reinforcement material by comparing the extent of shear strength and stiffness response due to its inclusion to unreinforced soil. Three different types of bagasse, fibre, millrun and pith, were added to unreinforced soil in percentage by weight content of 0.3 - 1.7. The bagasse was added to Klipheuwel sand, Cape Flats sand and Kaolin Clay at both dry and moist conditions. In addition, durability studies involving 12 cycles of wetting and drying, and soaking for a period of 14 days were constituted.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationOderah, V. (2015). <i>Shear strength behaviour of sugarcane bagasse reinforced soils</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Civil Engineering. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20106en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationOderah, Vincent. <i>"Shear strength behaviour of sugarcane bagasse reinforced soils."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Civil Engineering, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20106en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationOderah, V. 2015. Shear strength behaviour of sugarcane bagasse reinforced soils. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Oderah, Vincent AB - Sugarcane is considered as the most abundant plant based crop grown in the tropics and part of the temperate climates. Its by-product, sugarcane bagasse, constitutes 30% of the total production. In the past, it was considered as waste material but contemporaries through innovative research projects over the years have found uses for it. Among these projects is soil reinforcement, which provides an alternative application to industrial by-products and natural fibres as a way of reducing their environmental footprints and contributing to sustainable geotechnics. Although bagasse morphological composition contains structural elements ideal for reinforcement and composite materials, it has received little research as a standalone reinforcement material. Because of this, a direct shear test was therefore initiated to establish the usefulness of using sugarcane bagasse as a soil reinforcement material by comparing the extent of shear strength and stiffness response due to its inclusion to unreinforced soil. Three different types of bagasse, fibre, millrun and pith, were added to unreinforced soil in percentage by weight content of 0.3 - 1.7. The bagasse was added to Klipheuwel sand, Cape Flats sand and Kaolin Clay at both dry and moist conditions. In addition, durability studies involving 12 cycles of wetting and drying, and soaking for a period of 14 days were constituted. DA - 2015 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - Shear strength behaviour of sugarcane bagasse reinforced soils TI - Shear strength behaviour of sugarcane bagasse reinforced soils UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20106 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/20106
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationOderah V. Shear strength behaviour of sugarcane bagasse reinforced soils. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Civil Engineering, 2015 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20106en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Civil Engineeringen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherCivil Engineeringen_ZA
dc.titleShear strength behaviour of sugarcane bagasse reinforced soilsen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMSc (Eng)en_ZA
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