• V. Naveen
• S.Janaki Raman2

In India, Black cotton soil covers over one-fifth of the entire land area. These are mostly found in and around the Deccan plateau. Black cotton Soil is one of the most Soil deposits of India. The soils are characterized by high shrinkage and swelling characteristics. Foundations in such soils undergo alternate swelling and shrinkage upon wetting and drying, resulting in large scale formation of cracks. The shearing strength of the soils is extremely low. The soils are highly compressible and have very low bearing capacity. It is extremely difficult to work with such soils. This study demonstrates the potential of High Impact polystyrene (HIPE) as soil reinforcement for improving the subgrade strength of black cotton soil. HIPE of a particular aspect ratio were randomly mixed with the soil. A series of California Bearing Ratio (CBR) tests, Permeability tests, Proctor’s Compaction tests and Triaxial compression tests were carried out on reinforced soil samples by varying the percentage of HIPE by weight. An embankment model was created using Plaxis 2D software and the effect of vehicular load on the embankment strength was analysed. Class E loading was used. It was observed that the settlement obtained with reinforced Material was high when compared with non reinforced material.

"Experimental Analysis of E waste on soil strength parameters", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.489-494, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905A81.pdf

"Experimental Analysis of E waste on soil strength parameters", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp489-494, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905A81.pdf