• BHAGYA CHAND PRAJAPATI
• Dr.Rajeev jain
• BHARAT SINGH CHAUHAN

Soil stabilization is required to increase the strength and reduce settlement of poor soil by means of control compaction, proportioning and adding suitable stabilizers. To stabilize poor soil there is always a need of material which is cost Economical and environmental friendly which can impart desired strength with effectiveness in constructions. There are several stabilizers like rice husk, wheat straw, coir, bagasse, sisal, jute, polypropylene, polyvinyl, nylon fibers. Steel fiber is also one such stabilizer which is available as a waste in steel industries. As the use of steel is increasing day by day it is easily available. It is not economical to reuse of steel waste by steel industries as it affect the cost and quality of the steel so it is not suitable to reuse it. The disposal of steel waste without causing any environmental and ecological hazard is also a challenge. So it is essential to use the steel fiber in the form it is available from steel industry. The use of steel fiber as a reinforcement to strengthen and reduce settlement of poor/weak soil is one such solution. This thesis proposes this solution and examines the effect of steel fiber on poor /weak soil by means of various tests like moisture content test, sieve analysis, liquid limit, plastic limit test, specific gravity test, standard proctor test, on different samples. The result obtained are promising and support the fact of achieving stability of soil. The soil sample used is poor/weak soil which require to be strengthened. soil sample having L/D ratio 62.50,93.75,125.00 are strengthened by using different percentage 8% , 10% ,12% of steel fiber. Various tests were conducted to analyze the effect of steel fiber. Results shows That 10% of steel fiber of (L/D) 93.75 Ratio (3cm length) gives maximum improvement in desired soil strength.

Soil stabilization, atterberg's limit, proctor test,steel fiber

"SOIL STABILIZATION USING STEEL FIBER", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no.303-309, December-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812850.pdf

"SOIL STABILIZATION USING STEEL FIBER", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no. pp303-309, December-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812850.pdf