Abstract
So far many studies have focused on the mechanical behavior of fibre reinforced soils and stabilized soils with conventional chemical stabilizers such as cement and lime; however, very limited researches were conducted on the unconfined compressive strength characteristics of fibre reinforced cement stabilized peat soils. Fibre-reinforcement of a stabilized soil resulted in a significant improvement in the ductility and strength characteristics of weak or soft soils. The main objective of the current study is considering the effects of cement content, fibre content, fibre length and curing time on the unconfined compressive strength (UCS) of peat soil. The study finds that adding basalt fibre or cement causes a remarkable increase in the UCS values of peat soil. The UCS value of the cement-stabilized sample is observed significantly more than basalt fibre-reinforced ones. However, the sample reinforced with basalt fibers showed more ductile behavior compared to the stabilized sample with cement. The results showed that the increase in UCS values of combined basalt fibre and cement inclusions was more than the increase caused by each of them, individually.
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