Use of Plastic as a Soil Stabilizer

Soil stabilization is a process of improving the physical properties of soil such as shear strength, bearing capacity. soil stabilization is also help in reducing permeability and settlement of the soil which is important factor to consider while construction of any structure. ultimately, the load of the structure is transfer to the soil. Bearing capacity of the soil is the most important factor to be consider while design the structure. Soil can be stabilized by mechanical method and/or chemical method. There are many chemical agents are available to stabilized soil like fly ash, lime, cement which improve the bearing capacity of soil but also increase the cost of the project. The new technique to improve the bearing capacity of the soil by using plastic as a soil stabilizer in economical way with the help of sand. Sand is act as inert filler. Sand and plastic help to achieve the bearing capacity of soil. Plastic is materials which cause almost every type of pollution which harm the environment. Plastic is a serious problem by which the whole is suffering. Plastic is a material which can improve the engineering properties of the soil. This is a new technique to control the pollution caused by the plastic and improve the bearing capacity of the soil in economical way. Soil stabilization can be utilized on roadways, bridges, airports where subsoil are not suitable for construction.