MAJOR PROJECT

STABILIZATION OF SOIL USING WASTE PLASTICS

BY:
G . Sandhya (19VE1A0114)
CH . Sahithi (19VE1A0110)
V . Meghana (19VE1A0149)
B . Paramesh (19VE1A0106)

Under the guidance of

Ms. Swetha
(Assistant Professor)
SREYAS INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
(2019-2023)
CONTENTS
• INTRODUCTION
• LITERATURE REVIEW
• OBJECTIVE
• METHODOLOGY
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES

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SOIL STABILIZATION 

• It a process by which the engineering

properties of a soil are transformed to
provide permanent strength gains before
construction.

• Stabilization is the process of blending and

mixing of materials with soil.

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PLASTIC WASTE
• Increase shear strength.

• Available in abundance.

• Economical in terms of price.

• Offer more stability in slope areas.

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TYPES OF SOIL STABILIZATION
• The three basic types of soil stabilization techniques are
(1) Mechanical stabilization
(2) Chemical stabilization

MECHANICAL STABILIZATION
• In mechanical stabilization, where the stability of
soil is increase by blending the available soil with
imported soil or aggregate .

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CHEMICAL STABILIZATION
• Mixing of admixtures such as lime, cement, sodium silicate, calcium
chloride, bituminous materials, resinous materials

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APPLICATIONS OF SOIL STABILIZATION
• Improving durability.
• Increasing shear strength.
• Reducing permeability of
soils.
• Increasing bearing
capacity.
• To enhance bearing
capacity of soil

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LITERATURE REVIEW
AUTHOR YEAR FINDINGS
Muntohar,A.S et al., 2013 “ Engineering properties
of silty soil stabilized with
lime and rice husk ash and
reinforced with waste
plastic fiber”.
Mallikarjuna.V et al., 2016 “ Soil stabilization using
plastic waste”.

Neopaney, M et al., 2012 “Stabilization of Soil by

Using plastic wastes”.

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OBJECTIVE
• To improve the characteristics at site and make soil capable of carrying load .

• To increase the shear strength by decreasing the compressibility of soil .

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METHODOLOGY

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METHODOLOGY
• LIQUID LIMIT TEST • PLASTIC LIMIT TEST

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• SPECIFIC GRAVITY • STANDARD PROCTOR
COMPACTION

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• SIEVE ANALYSIS • CALIFORNIA BEARING TEST

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• FREE SWELL INDEX TEST • DIRECT SHEAR TEST

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CONCLUSION
• We conclude that this process improves the bearing capacity of soil by
adding plastic strips to the soil.
• Plastic can be used as a stabilizing agent for soil but only when the plastic
is added in proper portions of plastic must be added which helps in
increasing the bearing capacity of the soil.
• Thus, using plastic as a soil stabilizer is an economical and gainful usage
because there is lack of good quality soil for various constructions.

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REFERENCES
• Muntohar , A.S.; Widianti , A.; Hartono, E.; Diana, W. Engineering
properties of silty soil stabilized with lime and rice husk ash and reinforced
with waste plastic fibre. J. Mater. Civ. Eng. 2013, 25 (9), 1260–1270.
• Mallikarjuna, V., & Mani, T. B. (2016). Soil stabilization using plastic waste.
International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology, 5(5),
391-394.
• Neopaney, M., Ugyen, K. W., Tenzin, S., & Chamberlin, K. S. (2012).
Stabilization of soil by using plastic wastes. International Journal of
Emerging trends in Engineering and Development, 2(2), 461-466.

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THANK YOU !

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